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Cartagena Pirate Stories Tour: Legends and Night Walks Transporting You to Colonial Caribbean
Cartagena de Indias was for centuries the most coveted prize in the Caribbean. Between 1544 and 1741, the city suffered over 50 pirate attacks, including the fa
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Traditional dance classes in Cartagena: salsa, champeta and mapalé
Cartagena de Indias is not just a city of beaches and walls; it's an epicenter of rhythms and movements that tell Colombia's story. From indigenous dances to Af
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Night of the Museums in Cartagena: The Unofficial Guide to the 5 Exhibitions Nobody Tells You About
If you think Cartagena is just beach, rum, and salsa after sunset, you are missing half the city. Once a year, when the sun hides behind the walls and the heat
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Real Nightlife in Getsemaní: Street Corners, Not Nightclubs
If you come to Getsemaní looking for trendy nightclubs with neon lights and 50,000-peso cocktails, you're in for a surprise. This neighborhood, which for years
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The Champeta Revolution: Where to Dance Cartagena's Underground Rhythm
If there is one sound that defines Cartagena beyond the sea and the walls, it is the thumping bass of champeta. It is not the salsa playing in the bars of the C
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Historic Night of Rumba: Dancing Salsa and Champeta in the Colonial Patios of San Diego
When the sun sets over the walls of Cartagena and the day's heat gives way to the Caribbean breeze, the San Diego neighborhood transforms. It is not the tourist
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Cartagena to the Rhythm of Jazz: Bars, Concerts and Intimate Scenes in the Walled City
Discover Cartagena's vibrant jazz scene, from intimate bars in the walled city to annual festivals that transform the Colombian Caribbean into a paradise for lovers of this musical genre.
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The 'Dawn Rumba' in Cartagena: Where Do DJs and Taxi Drivers Eat After 3 AM?
It's 3:30 AM in Cartagena. The bars of Getsemaní are starting to lower the music, taxi drivers park on the corners, and the smell of hot oil invades the streets
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Champeta in the Streets: The Authentic Night of Cartagena Beyond the Tourist Clubs
To understand the authentic night of Cartagena, you have to start with champeta. It is not just a musical genre: it is the soundtrack of the popular neighborhoo
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Night of History and Cocktails: A Tour of Bars and Taverns with Centuries of Tradition in the Historic Center
To understand the nightlife of Cartagena's Historic Center, you have to go back to 1533, when Pedro de Heredia founded the city on the territory of the Calamarí
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Bocagrande: How to Avoid Nighttime Noise in Hotels
If you are reading this, it probably already happened to you or you were warned: you arrive in Bocagrande, check into a hotel with an ocean view, and at 10 PM t
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Rhythms Nobody Tells You About: The Live Music Scene in Cartagena's Neighborhoods (Outside the Center)
When a tourist arrives in Cartagena, the first thing they hear is reggaeton blasting from the nightclubs in the Centro Histórico. But there is another city, one
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