Cartagena, Columbia 2013

A shot of modern Cartagena.

Castillo San Felipe de Barajas.

Tunnels under the fortress.

Bell tower at old fortress overlooking Cartagena.

The fortress protected the bay and city from pirates and other marauders.

Bocelo's famous sculpture "La Gordita", front side.

Bocelo's famous sculpture "La Gordita", back side.

One of many open plazas in the city.

One of the churches in Cartagena, shown above the colorful buildings.

Cartagena's old city is surrounded by a wall.

Most of the buildings, especially in the colonial old city are painted bright colors.

Grilled octopus at Peru Fusion restaurant. Yum.

Spicy shrimp dish at Peru Fusion restaurant.

An outdoor area at the colonial-style hotel building.

Most colonial-era buildings are room in a rectangular arrangement around a center courtyard.

Proud of their South American pope, this statue was erected while we were there.

You see steel sculptures all over the city.

Another steel sculpture.

View of a church tower from the street.

View of a church tower from the street.

Most doors have elaborate decorative knockers.

There is usually a small door within a large door for access to the colonial buildings.

Decorative door knocker.

Decorative door knocker and decorations.

Decorative door knocker.

Narrow one-way streets.

Street scene.

Vibrantly colored buildings.

Vibrantly colored buildings.

Colorful buildings along narrow street.

The clock tower at one entrance to the city through the surrounding wall.

Building at one of the market plazas.

Popular Cafe del Mar at sunset.

Note the cannon along the city wall in the foreground.

Nice sunset.

Another nice sunset shot.

It is popular to view the sunset from the Cafe del Mar.

Can't get enough sunset shots.

Lynne waiting for sunset at the Cafe del Mar.

Rick at the Cafe del Mar.

Making candy.