/2013/05/16/cartagena-romancing-the-stone-wall/Reflections on places traveled and photos taken.Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:33:02 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com//2013/05/16/cartagena-romancing-the-stone-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-3913Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:56:19 +0000http://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com/?p=295#comment-3913Great photos!

]]>/2013/05/16/cartagena-romancing-the-stone-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-1689Sat, 16 May 2015 15:58:31 +0000http://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com/?p=295#comment-1689[…] Openings in the wall were protected by huge wooden gates and guarded; you could call Cartagena an early “gated community.” Today the gates are gone and roads freely pass through the openings as can be seen in the background of the photo above. Modern-day Cartagena has long since outgrown the confines of the walled city and modern defenses protect the city these days. But the wall still remains, a historical symbol of a time when pirates ruled the seas. More photos of our visit to Cartagena are here. […]

]]>/2013/05/16/cartagena-romancing-the-stone-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-1554Sat, 14 Mar 2015 14:02:39 +0000http://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com/?p=295#comment-1554[…] Cartagena, Colombia is an old city on the seaside trade routes of merchants and pirates. After becoming a wealthy seaport, the residents drew tired of pirates looting and plundering their city. A seawall constructed to protect the city still stands, though today it has many more openings and gates than it did originally. You can read more about our visit to the walled city here. […]

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