Historic Sites

INDIA CATALINA.

India Catalina is one of the indigenous characters in the history of Colombia. Belonging to the Calamarí ethnicity, was one of the richest women in Cartagena de Indias. During the Spanish colonial period in the present department of Bolivar.

CASTILLO SAN FELIPE DE BARAJAS.

The Castillo San Felipe de Barajas is a fortress located in the Colombian city of Cartagena de Indias. It is located on a hill called San Lazaro and was built in 1536 during the Spanish colonial era.

MURALLAS.

The walls were designed in order to protect the Cartagena suffering ongoing attacks. Its construction was carried out in stages, beginning in 1586 Bautista Antonelli, an Italian engineer in the service of the Spanish Crown. Then came in 1608 Cristóbal de Roda, who fortify most of the part of town that overlooks the open sea. 

TORRE DEL RELOJ.

It is the representative symbol of Cartagena, and main gateway to the city. The clock tower was added in the nineteenth century. In front of the tower is a statue of Pedro de Heredia, founder of the city.