Cartagena With Kids: Lagoon Days, Fort Visits And Easy Family Outings
Cartagena with kids: the fort at 7am, the free gold museum, ship models, a mangrove park with kayaks, calm lagoon swims in Zona Norte and the holiday dates to plan around.
Cartagena History Guide: Walled City, Forts And Getsemaní Stories
From Heredia’s 1533 founding to Drake, the 1741 siege and independence: how to see Cartagena’s walls, castle and museums in hot, showery October and November.
Cartagena Rainy Season Guide: October Showers, Museums And Lagoon Days
October is Cartagena’s wettest month, but the city still shines. How to plan around showers with early fortress visits, free museums, a guitar festival and a Zona Norte base.
Cartagena Food And Markets Guide: Bazurto, Street Food And Sweets
Arepas de huevo in the old-town plazas, cocadas at the Portal de los Dulces, a guided Bazurto market morning, the October Festival del Patacón and easy self-catering.
Cartagena Zona Norte Beaches Guide: Manzanillo, La Boquilla And Mangroves
Quiet sand at Manzanillo del Mar, La Boquilla’s Blue Flag beach and mangrove canoes, plus how to add the walled city, San Felipe and the Rosario Islands from Zona Norte.
Fiestas de Independencia Cartagena 2026: Parades, Concerts, Zona Norte Stay
Dates, parades and free concerts for Cartagena’s Fiestas de Independencia 2026, plus wet-season tips and how to use a lagoon apartment in Zona Norte as a calm base.