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     Cartagena 
    de Indias, as it is officially called, is steeped in history and one of the 
    most interesting cities in the Western Hemisphere. Located on Colombia's 
    Caribbean coast, Cartagena's founding dates to 1533 and is credited to Don 
    Pedro de Heredia. The most dominant of the many forts that guarded the approaches to 
    Cartagena is the formidable fortress of San Felipe de Barajas, its massive 
    walls towering 135 feet above sea level. Begun in 1657, it was captured and 
    destroyed by the French in 1697. In the following century it was rebuilt 
    into the impressive complex that it is today.
 Of main interest to visitors is the old walled city, where Iberian-style 
    houses with central patios and balconies line the narrow, crooked streets 
    originally designed for protection during assault. The old defensive 
    bulwarks called Las Bovedas have been converted into a long row of colorful 
    handicraft shops.
 In the old walled city of Cartagena, you will find an 
    atmosphere reminiscent of the Spanish Main, the Inquisition and the 
    19th-century wars for independence.
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