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were turned into a prison. The site now houses stores and galleries for tourists.
It's also a destination for both chiva tours.
Museo de las Fortificaciones and Las Murallas (6,000 COP, Mon. - Sun., 8:00
AM - 6:00 PM). At the end of the Bovedas, you need to walk up on the wall and
go around the corner and look down. There is a museum that is dedicated to the
history of the construction of the walls. Check out the site down below. Click on
fortificiones and then Museo de las Fortificaciones.
(www.fortificacionesdecartagena.com).
Casa de Rafael Nunez (1,000 COP, outside of the walls, near the Museo de las
Fortificaciones, check map). This house takes an effort to get to as you need to
find the break in the wall to get there. It's a beautiful nineteenth-century home
that is worth a peek and it's worth the price. For 1,000 COP (price Aug. 2010),
you get to see a preserved home with a library, dining room, bedrooms and the
rest of the house. Across the street is Parque Apolo which has a small church
and sculptures of historical figures with unusually giant heads. Casa de Rafael
Nunez is currently closed for renovations, rumored until September, 2013.
Monumento a la India Catalina - There is a monument outside of the wall at the
entrance of the old town dedicated to the India Catalina, who is of significant
historical importance in Cartagena. As a young girl, Catalina was kidnapped and
brought to Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic. She was later brought
back to her homeland and worked as a translator for Pedro de Heredia. This
homecoming did not go well because the inhabitants had been conquered by
Heredia. After some time, Catalina married Heredia's nephew and lived the rest
of her life in Spain. The awards for the Cartagena Film Festival are smaller
versions of this statue.
Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas (035-666-4790; 17,000 COP adults, 7,000 COP
children, Av. Arévalo, open every day, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM). This castle is a MUST