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Visit Colonial Cartagena Colombia
In northwest Colombia, on the Bay of Cartagena sits the city of Cartagena, a colonial jewel full of history, charm and adventure, all on the water's edge.
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Cartagena Exceeds Expectations
Colombia's Caribbean jewel and the first Spanish city in South America continues to reel in the tourists.
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Discover Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena de Indias is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the Caribbean Sea. Come to soak up the sun, Spanish colonial architecture, and unique mix of cultures.
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Spirit Now Flies to Cartagena
Cheap airfare king Spirit Airlines has begun offering daily nonstop flights from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Cartagena, Colombia as part of a new campaign.
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Boutique Hotels in Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena de Indias 28 boutique hotels have limited accommodations but offer white-glove, personalized service to their clientele. Some offer last-minute special rates.
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Cartagena de Indias
Founded in1533 by Pedro de Heredia, colonial Cartagena bewitches Tourists and Colombians alike
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Cartagena to Panama
A fascinating voayge by sea from Colombia to Panama is one of the most fascinating ways to leave (or enter) the South American continent.
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From Cartagena to Mompox
Deep in the sweltering heat of the Bolivar Department, Mompox is a current day Colonial relic and backwater. A new road may change this, visit it now in its sleepy glory
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Shopping in Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena sells emeralds mined in Colombia. Colombian handicrafts include ceramics and hammocks. Juan Valdez coffee and other brands are bargain supermarket buys.
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Barranquilla, Colombia
With a massive Carnaval - second only to Rio's - Colombia's increasing stability and Shakira's swinging hips, tourism to Barranquilla is on the rise.
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Bocagrande Beach, Columbia
Tourists searching for a quick retreat from the heat of Cartagena's walled city erroneously visit Bocagrande. Parque Tayrona this is not. You have been warned.
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Cosmetic Surgery in Colombia
Have you ever considered a package holiday that included an extreme makeover or plastic surgery as well as five star luxuries and a city tour?
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Isla Grande Hotels, Colombia
Isla Grande is a 45-minute boat ride from Cartegena de Indias on Colombia's Caribbean Coast. Hotel CocoLiso and Hotel San Pedro de Majagua are two popular hotels.
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American Privateers: an Introduction
The war that demonstrated the superiority of privateers over naval ships was the American Revolution. This third article in a series examines the American privateers.
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Colombia Vacations - The Latest Hot Travel Spot
With its warm temperatures, luxurious beaches and beautiful mountainsides see why leading travel sites are all picking Colombia as a vacation hot spot.
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez Honoured
This week Cartagena's streets are packed with artists, musicians and writers all here participating in and attending the IV Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Espanola
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Adventures in San Gil, Colombia
Where in South America beyond Cusco, Peru can one combine sightseeing colonial masterpieces and white-water rafting? Look no further than San Gil.
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Colombia’s Tourist Boom Continues
Asked to think of Colombia, most people will imagine a war-torn country overrun with gun wielding cocaine cartels. This image couldn't be further from the truth.
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Mapalée, Mapalée
El Mapalé is a traditional Colombian dance that retains its African roots and forms part of Latin America's rich and woven history and folklore.
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Mompox, Colombia
In the centre of the colonial heartland of Colombia lies perhaps the key to the second wave of tourist attractions in this South American nation.
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Latin America Travel Trips for Older Kids
Finding the right family vacation that pleases older kids requires careful planning. Latin America is a great choice for teenagers because there is so much to see and do.
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Cilia and their movement
The minute cilia are really remarkable as they show “all life is one” and their absence seems to cause “situs inversus” the mirror imaging of internal organs.
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The Spanish Flota
With Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the New World, Spain gained control of a vast overseas empire with great riches. The king needed this treasure to fund the frequent wars that depleted the royal coffers. In time the area Spain controlled became known as the Spanish Main. Between 1492 and 1830 the New World produced 4,035,156,000 gold and silver pesos. Carried in the holds of the treasure fleets, these riches drew pirates to them like a magnet draws metal.
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Domestic Air Travel in Colombia
While bus overland travel is the norm in Colombia, many foreigners are put off by tedious and occasionally dangerous overnight journeys for obvious reasons.
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Ferdinand Magellan
With a little persuasion, Portugal's most famous explorer was able to convince Spain's King Charles that he was the right explorer to get the spice-route-finding job done
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Hidden Colombian Caribbean Gems
Little parcels of paradise on the Colombian Caribbean that - close enough to be reached in a few hours from Cartagena - should be on every traveller's itinerary.
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Sailing from Panama to Colombia
For the same price as flying, you can travel from Portobelo, Panama to Cartagena, Colombia by sailboat and visit the incredible San Blas Islands in the bargain.
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Easter Processions in Spain
Pasos, hand-carved and realistically painted statues that retell the story of the Passion of Christ, are paraded through the streets on Good Friday in solemn processions.
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Is Colombia Safe for Foreign Travelers?
With common sense and a knowledge of the current security situation, travel in Colombia does not present major dangers.
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Morgan Plunders the Spanish Main
Morgan made his name plundering the Spanish Caribbean colonies on behalf of the English crown, while pocketing more than one or two pieces of eight for his trouble.
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The Beheading of Balboa
Balboa was just about to embark on a new expedition to Peru, when he was arrested and charged with treason, after which he was inconvenienced by the removal of his head.
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Start of the Second Punic War, 219-218 B.C.E.
The Carthaginian general Hannibal started the second war between Rome and Carthage by destroying the city of Saguntum. Bent on Rome's destruction, he then led his army th
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The Buccaneers
The original buccaneers were hunters who lived on Hispaniola in the Caribbean. Driven from the island, they turned to piracy and formed a brotherhood that went in search of Spanish prey. At first they attacked small ships, but eventually they preyed on larger prizes. Escaped convicts, outlaws, and slaves joined their ranks. These Brethren of the Coast obeyed no laws but their own, and their leaders maintained discipline through brutal acts of violence.
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Colombia Unites on July 5
High profile prisoners remain in the hands of the FARC rebels but the deaths of 11 politicians from Cali has appalled a hardened nation. On July 5 Colombians protest.
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It's Time For A Summertime Cruise
Summertime is the right time for a cruise. No matter what kind of time you have for vacation, there is a cruise just for you.
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Mompox Independent Cinema Festival 2009
Evoking images of Cinema Paradiso, from August 13 - 16 the architecturally stunning UNESCO recognised town of Mompox will play host to its second ever film festival.
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Sir Francis Drake
Drake was all things to all people: a colorful, adventuring, pioneering, slave-trading cutthroat who left his mark on the Spanish sphere of influence in the New World.
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St. Isidore of Seville
Many of the 'Doctors of the Church' were honored for their inexplicable teaching ability which seemed to come from the Holy Spirit.
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Vallenato - Pulse of the Colombia Coast

Fleau des Espagnois - Flail of the Spaniards
To contemporaries he was known simply as L'Ollonais, "the man from Olonne." His success at piracy attracted many pirates eager to sail with him in spite of the brutality he showed his prey, particularly the Spanish, who called him "Fléau des Espagnois." **Warning to readers: This article contains explicit examples of L'Ollonais' ruthless torturing of prisoners.
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Jean Laffite, Enigma and Legend
Six feet tall. Coal black hair. Piercing dark eyes. Clean-shaven with sideburns. Handsome. Benevolent and cool-headed. Frightful temper. Debonair. Chivalrous. Swashbuckler. Rogue. Enigma. This was Jean Laffite, a privateer who operated a vast smuggling network in and around New Orleans during the first two decades of the Nineteenth Century. Some called him pirate. Others called him friend. After the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, all called him hero.
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Summer UFO Update
You'd be surprised to read the reports that come across an investigators desk. There is the occasional quality lead that deserves follow up. But most are...well, you decide. Just for fun, here are a few actual reports that have come to my attention the last week...
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Antonio Sacchini
Brief biography of Antonio Sacchini, Italian Opera composer of the Classical Era best-known for opera seria. Famous for 'Oedipe a Colonne.'
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Colombia Tries for 2011 Tournament
With a host of talented youngsters lining up to be picked and the opportunity to spot the stars of tomorrow, Colombia may be the ideal host for 2011.
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San Andres and Providencia
Often overlooked by travellers to South America, the islands of San Andres and Providencia offer visitors sun, eco-tourism and shopping.
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South America Cruises
As Europe becomes more expensive and the Caribbean too crowded, cruising South America has become a viable option. Here we breakdown the most common sea routes.
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The Cathedral of Burgos (Spain)
Catedral de Santa María (Saint Mary Cathedral) in Burgos (Spain), declared Wold Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984. It is the only cathedral in Spain to be so designate
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Things to do in Panama City
Situated on the Pacific side of the Central American isthmus, Panama City holds a cornucopia of tourist attractions.
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A Visit to the Mompox Cock Fights
Drinking, gambling, shouting, spitting and ultimately death. A tale of a trip deep into the strange fraternity of cock fighters in the Colombian interior.
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Notorious Pirate Havens - Part 2: Around the World
In a series exploring pirate havens, this article examines safe harbors located around the world, from those favored by the Barbary Corsairs to American havens frequented by pirates and privateers.
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