How to Spend a Perfect Weekend in Cartagena, Colombia

How to Spend a Perfect Weekend in Cartagena, Colombia

The city of Cartagena — or, more formally, Cartagena de Indias — was founded in 1533 by the Spanish. That’s half a millennium ago, with the name cribbed from the ancient city of Carthage. Of course, the area has roots stretching back much further than that, though even at this more recent starting point of nearly 500 years ago, the history is extensive. Cartagena’s old city walls from the 1600s and 1700s still contain its original old quarter. T…