If you arrived in Cartagena and only know Manga by day, you are missing out on the best version of the neighborhood. When the sun sets behind the bay and the li

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Manga Mural: The Graffiti That Tells the Hidden History of the Neighborhood

Manga, in Cartagena, is known for its republican-style mansions, tree-lined streets, and the tranquil air of someone who lived through the neighborhood's golden

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Secret Manga: Art Deco Mansions Hidden by the Sea

Don Luis, an 80-year-old resident who lives on the corner of Avenida Santander and Calle 29, sits every afternoon on the porch of his house, a three-story art d

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Neighborhood Life: The 7 Corners Where Manga Breathes

I've lived in Manga since 2016. I came looking for a break from the historic center, and I found a neighborhood with its own pulse: neither the noise of Bocagra

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Family-Friendly Manga: 4 Parks with Neighbor Stories

If you are looking for a place in Cartagena where kids can run without tripping over street vendors every two meters, where the streets have shade from old tree

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Manga at Night: Lighthouses, Hidden Bars, and Sailor Legends

If you come to Cartagena looking for the noisy nightlife of the clubs in the Historic Center, Manga is not for you. But if you enjoy walking along tree-lined st

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Hidden Manga: The Mansions of the 20th Century Tycoons

In 1920, a young Chilean architect named Luis Felipe Jaspe arrived in Cartagena with a portfolio under his arm and an obsession: to build houses that looked lik

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Manga for Running: The 5 km Circuit by the Sea

If you are in Cartagena and need a running route that is not the wall of the Historic Center (where you bump into tourists every two steps) nor La Bocana (which

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Manga at Night: Rooftop Bars Only Locals Know

If you're in Cartagena and already tired of the crowds in the Historic Center, the inflated prices in Getsemaní, and the blaring music that won't let you talk,

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Hidden Manga: 5 Portals Even Locals Don't Know About

If you come to Cartagena and only stay in the Historic Center or Bocagrande, you are missing half the city. Manga, that residential neighborhood of huge houses

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Guide to the Manga Not on Google Maps: Neighborhood Stores

If you arrived in Cartagena and settled in Manga, you've surely already noticed: it is one of the quietest and most character-filled neighborhoods in the city.

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Manga at Dawn: The Best Places for Breakfast with Sea Views in Cartagena

A guide to discovering Cartagena's Manga neighborhood in its most serene hours, with recommendations for cafés, bakeries, and restaurants where you can enjoy breakfast while the sun paints the Caribbean Sea.

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