Tag: Cartagena
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January 26, 2025 – Cartagena, Colombia
Went with some of the group on a tour of a mangrove lagoon near Cartagena. Threw out crab traps from our boat and tried to catch fish with throw nets. Caught about eight crabs but zero fish. Good thing the local restaurant under the big thatched roof had fish for lunch. Our crabs were cooked…
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January 25, 2025 – Cartagena, Colombia
Flew from Medellin to Cartagena on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. It’s very warm and certainly more humid here. Did a walking tour of the old, walled city. The old part is surrounded by eleven kilometers of walls built starting in 1614 to protect against pirates. The French, English and Dutch encouraged their pirates to raid the…
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