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This is one of the most representative neighborhoods in Cartagena. African people who were brought as slaves used to live here. Parque Centenario is the most prominent place in this area; built in 1911, it commemorates a century of independence. In this very same area you will find Centro de Convenciones de Cartagena de Indias (Cartagena's conventions center), Iglesia de la Tercera Orden and Claustro de San Francisco (San Francisco cloister). You will ... see San Roque and de la Trinidad churches, in the square with the same name. Note that the entirety of the Old City has the same architectural styles as the area surrounded by Las Murallas (the walls).
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Cartagena is a fascinating city, nearly surrounded by lagoons, bays and the Caribbean Sea. Almost all excursions include a stop at the mall for jewelry shopping (the city is famous for emeralds). For those not interested in expensive jewelry, bargaining is expected at Las Bovedas, where coffee beans and handicrafts are good buys.
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Cartagena is the 2nd largest town in the region of Murcia, it was founded by the Carthaginians in 223 BC. Hannibal used the city as his Iberian capital and named it Quart Hadas, the New City. After conquest by the Romans in 209 BC it was re-named Carthago-Nova or New Carthage.
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Cartagena, just a short 2 hour flight from Miami, is a remarkably romantic city. Whether a leisurely walk on the moonlit beach, or a late dinner in one of the many superb restaurants found in the Old Walled City, Cartagena offers countless romantic possibilities.
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For more than 250 years, Cartagena was part of the Spanish Crown. On November 11th, 1811, Cartagena declared its independence, and began another chapter in its history that has been anything but easy, its title ‘The Heroic City’ is well earned and reflects the life of the city.
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[F]or all its earthly delights, Cartagena isn't without flaws. The murder rate increased last year, even as it dropped elsewhere in the country. (The toll includes two Italian tourists killed outside the walled city in February, prompting the addition of 500 police.) One resident says he hasn't been swimming in the bay since a biologist friend warned against it. Touts hustling customers into the mushrooming number of shops that sell emeralds are relentless.
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