My jaw dropped in Cartagena. This old, historic, colonial city just felt like one gorgeous, picture perfect spot followed by ...

Cartagena is a city that is deeply connected to Afro-Caribbean culture. There is a significant amount of people with direct African descent and a legacy shaped by the transatlantic slave trade. This ...

Cartagena, Colombia, is set to ban its iconic horse-drawn carriages, replacing them with electric buggies — a move dividing the historic city over tradition, tourism, and animal welfare.

It’s hot. It’s humid. But daaaaang, Cartagena is one of the most beautiful, picture-perfect cities I have ever visited. Located on Colombia’s Caribbean coast (on the northern edge of South America), ...

Cartagena spreads across Colombia's Caribbean coast. Except for their airplanes landing in the north, a majority of travelers' time is spent in the eastern area of the city. This coastal portion of ...

CARTAGENA, Colombia — The square in front of San Pedro Claver Church was lined with chairs that were filling up rapidly with people, some dressed in formal evening attire, others in casual resort wear ...

Ask anyone on board Oceania Cruises’ ship Marina which port of call has been most surprising so far on our Grand Panama Canal voyage, and 95 percent will name yesterday’s: Cartagena, Colombia.

Viceroy Hotel Group plans to open the Convento Obra Pia Viceroy Cartagena, its first branded hotel in South America, in early 2016. Obra Pia is a Unesco World Heritage Site in the Old City in ...

It's been about 10 years since I first started hearing about post-cartel Colombia and the accompanying tourism and hotel development in the country. So I was a little surprised at the shocked ...

Cartagena enchants visitors with one of the best-preserved old towns in the Western Hemisphere. Panelists cited the boom in high-rise hotel construction along the city's beach as a cause for concern.

CARTAGENA, Colombia — The admonitions were forbidding. “Never go out of your hotel alone,” said a friend with a serious expression. “Be sure to have someone with you at all times. And never, ever walk ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rana Good is a New York City-based travel and lifestyle writer. Cartagena is a great city for a weekend visit. It’s a relatively ...