Environmental authorities warned of the possible presence of lionfish in Cartagena’s tourist district, Bocagrande, radio station RCN reported Thursday. A tourist was allegedly swimming near the Bocagrande beaches, and left the…
A Spanish battery that is more than 200 years old was discovered in the northern Colombian city of Cartagena, El Heraldo reported Wednesday. The battery was discovered by a local…
The former beauty queen Maria Jose Barraza says she is not afraid to age, online magazine Cromos reported Thursday. There is one very telling difference between Maria Josa Barraza’s official…
Cartagena’s mayor and locals call signs for the newly inaugurated double decker tourism bus “illegal” but the bus company’s president says they are legal and powerful families with interests in…
A 13.2 ton drug bust the Cartagena police announced in May turned out to actually be only 35.3 pounds. The single container of panela (a substance similar to brown…
Colombia elected the 2011 beauty queens — Miss Coffee, Miss Bambuco and Miss Folklore — for three of the country’s annual beauty pageants over the holiday weekend, local media reported.…
The Cartagena duo “Dragon y Caballero” have released a new song for the 2011 Under-20 World Cup soccer tournament in Colombia. The musical group released “Colombia Cries Goal” which it…
Several balconies on abandoned homes in Cartagena’s historic center have recently collapsed, creating fear in tourists and residents. Tourists walk Cartagena’s streets in fear. Some do not dare walk under…
A fishing island off the coast of Cartagena has been adapting to the tourist season by employing fishermen as museum guides, reported El Tiempo Wednesday. The small fishing island of…