Boca Chica fort in Cartagena, Colombia
About this photograph
- Creator
- Margery H. Freeman
- Date created
- 1991
- Location
- Cartagena, Colombia
- License
- This photograph copyright ©2006. Terms of use
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A low-lying colonial fort is visible over an expanse of blue water. Several tropical trees are next to the fort.
Boca Chica fort is a small fort that guards one of the main entrances to Cartagena’s harbor. Several times during the 17th and 18th centuries Colombians were forced to repel invasions by English pirates and marauders. None of them were able to breach the walls of the city. Today the fort is a central tourist attraction of old Cartagena.
Cartagena is a large seaport town on Colombia’s northern coast. It was settled in 1533 by Spanish conquistadors and was an important seaport during the colonial period. More recently Cartagena has become increasingly industrialized, though its tropical climate and extremely high humidity ensures that the city will retain its lush vegetation.
