The Baluarte de Santo Domingo is a pentagonal fortification that marks the start of the massive stone walls encircling Cartagena de Indias. Its thick, elevated masonry stands where the English privateer Francis Drake once led his forces…
Pirates and Legends of Cartagena
Walk the historic city walls and fortifications of Cartagena's old city to trace where legendary pirates like Francis Drake attacked and how Spain defended its prized colonial port.
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1. Baluarte de Santo Domingo
2. 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…
3. Casa de sir Francis Drake
The Casa de sir Francis Drake is a sixteenth-century stone mansion in the heart of the historic center of Cartagena, constructed around fifteen sixty. It stands out for being one of the earliest masonry residences built in the city, an…
4. Catedral de Santa Catalina de Alejandría
The Catedral de Santa Catalina de Alejandría is defined by its vibrant, lemon-yellow exterior and the towering terracotta dome that dominates the Cartagena skyline. Construction of this basilica began in fifteen seventy-seven, replacing a…
5. 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…
6. Baluarte de San Ignacio
The Baluarte de San Ignacio, formerly known as the Baluarte de los Moros, is a stone bastion featuring a cylindrical sentry box that overlooks the Bay of Las Ánimas. Originally constructed by the sixteen thirties under the direction of…
7. EL BALUARTE SAN FRANCISCO JAVIER
The Baluarte San Francisco Javier is defined by its irregular stone footprint and a baroque sentry box that overlooks the Caribbean Sea. Built around sixteen thirty during the governorship of Francisco de Murga, this bastion was originally…