The city of Cartagena is based around an old walled city which was used to protect the Spanish Gold shipments from the Pirates of the Caribbean. The old city is still mostly intact and has been turned into a tourist area. they also added Boca Grande a touristy beach area that isn't that great.
The heat is incredible. After spending a month in the high Andes where it never gets above 20°C... and including the fact that I am from Alberta, I wasn't ready to deal with the heat at first. Even at night it never seemed to cool down. I was lucky the hostel had a air conditioned dormitory.
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