The Spanish fort is perched on a hill overlooking Cartagena and the waterways surrounding it. Once built to protect the city ...

Archaeologists discovered the submerged remains of the Fort ... Cartagena vulnerable not only to human siege but also to the ...

The historic center of Cartagena is within the old city walls built by the Spanish between the 16th and ... is that the neighborhood around the fort is not the safest, and many Cartageneros ...

Cartagena was for several centuries a focal point of confrontation among the principal European powers vying for control of the “New World.” Defensive fortifications were built by the Spanish in 1586 ...

Cartagena de Indias ... The Old Town is still surrounded by the stone walls built by the Spanish colonists, who also left behind opulent mansions and churches. Neighboring Getsemani is an artsy ...

Click here for the full list). It was on 8 June 1708 that Spanish galleon San José erupted into flames off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia. The ship had been at battle with the British since ...