Travel Cartagena
The Walled City
Cartagena is a coastal city where there are sun-washed walls, every street corner smells like frying arepas and fresh fruit colors the sidewalks. Set on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, Cartagena’s landscape blends colonial architecture and the blues of the sea, and it’s shaped by centuries of Indigenous, African, and Spanish influence. Once a key port during the Spanish empire and the transatlantic slave trade, the city today carries that history with a vibrant present, visible through its street food culture and the iconic palenqueras, whose brightly colored dresses and fruit bowls are both a living tradition and a symbol of Afro-Colombian resilience. Cartagena is bold, beautiful, and maybe most important, alive.
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Captured from “The Wall” in Cartagena, this photo has a beautiful view of the brilliant yellow Hotel Charleston Santa Teresa and the majestic dome of the Catedral de Santa Catalina. I didn’t know the name of the building at the time, I just knew it felt like magic. The golden light, the colorful streets, the quiet energy of people wandering and pausing to enjoy the view. It’s certainly one of our favorite memories from Cartagena.
• High-quality matte paper
• Cardboard paper
• Paper weight: 7.67–10.32 oz/yd² (260–350 g/m²)
• Size: 4″ × 6″ (101 × 152 mm)
• Paper thickness: 0.013″ (0.34 mm)
• Coated outer surface
• Blank product materials sourced from Sweden, US, Brazil, or China
Postcards from Colombia
Colombia is a country of color, rhythm, and contrast, and these postcards reflect that spirit. These postcards captures the textures and scenes that make Colombia unforgettable.
• Thick high-quality matte paper
• Cardboard paper
• Paper weight: 7.67–10.32 oz/yd² (260–350 g/m²)
• Size: 4″ × 6″ (101 × 152 mm)
• Paper thickness: 0.013″ (0.34 mm)
• Coated outer surface
• Blank product materials sourced from Sweden, US, Brazil, or China
Cartagena, Columbia is a beautiful city that you can easily get swept away in because there is so much to see. Because it has become such a tourist location there are many ways you can go about seeing everything- walking tours, horse and carriage tours, boat trips, or some combination of all of those.