Places / South America / Colombia
Cartagena
Visited in March 2016
At a glance
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- Bolívar Department
- Population
- 914,552
- Type
- City in Bolívar Department, Colombia
- Coordinates
- 10.43°N, 75.52°W
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Overview
Cartagena ( KAR-tə-HEN-ə), known since the imperial era as Cartagena de Indias, is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean Sea. Cartagena's past role as a link in the route to the West Indies provides it with important historical value for world exploration and preservation of heritage from the great commercial maritime routes. As a former Spanish colony, it was a key port for the export of Bolivian silver to Spain and for the import of enslaved Africans under the asiento system.
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