Arched walkway over stone courtyard 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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Flowers bloom under a second-floor arched walkway. A tourist stands on the stone courtyard below.
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. Because of its colonial wealth, the city of Cartagena was forced to defend itself from several incursions by the English and French navies, as well as pirates. More recently Cartagena has become increasingly industrialized, though its tropical climate and extremely high humidity ensures that the city will retain its lush vegetation.
