The India Catalina monument is a darkened bronze statue of a young indigenous woman, captured in a standing pose with her head tilted upward and her arms held at her sides. Sculpted by the artist Eladio Gil Zambrana, this figure occupies a…
Cartagena Timeline
This walk leads you through the defining eras of Cartagena's past, tracing its history from indigenous roots to religious sanctuaries, major fortifications, and inquisitorial power.
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1. Monumento India Catalina
2. Convent of Santa Cruz de la Popa
The Convent of Santa Cruz de la Popa crowns the highest point of a hill in Cartagena known for its resemblance to the stern of a ship. Its whitewashed walls and red-tiled roofs stand nearly one hundred and fifty meters above sea level.…
3. Monumento Torre del Reloj
The Torre del Reloj is a cream and ochre gate with three archways, crowned by an eight-sided tower that displays a clock on each of its four faces. This structure marks the main entrance to the walled historic center of Cartagena de…
4. Plaza de San Pedro Claver
The Plaza de San Pedro Claver is distinguished by its collection of iron sculptures created by artist Edgardo Carmona, which depict everyday figures like chess players and street vendors throughout the square. It sits in the heart of the…
5. Museum of Cartagena de Indias
The Museo Histórico de Cartagena de Indias is recognizable by its expansive, ornate wooden balconies that look out over the Plaza de Bolívar. Housed within the eighteenth-century building known as the Palacio de la Inquisición, the…
6. Las Bóvedas
Las Bóvedas is a long, bright yellow structure defined by forty-seven arches and twenty-three vaulted chambers set directly into the thick stone of Cartagena's northern city walls. Built between seventeen ninety-two and seventeen…