García Márquez Literary Walk

A long row of thick, arched stone pillars supports the shaded walkway of the Portal de los Dulces. Behind these columns, vendors sell traditional Colombian sweets made from coconut, tamarind, and arequipe. This space once functioned as a…

The statue of Simon Bolivar sits in the center of the park, surrounded by massive rubber trees with thick, hanging roots that form natural tunnels along the pathways. During the nineteenth century, this was the Plaza de la Inquisicion, a…

The Claustro de la Merced is defined by the heavy, whitewashed stone buttresses that press against its thick exterior walls. Built by the Dominican Order in the seventeenth century, this structure served as both a convent and a university…

The Heredia Theatre rises above the streets of Cartagena with a facade covered in intricate stone carvings and topped by a distinctive, tiered cupola. It sits on the foundations of a seventeenth century church, the Iglesia de la Merced.…

A bronze statue of a man in a frock coat stands in the center of the park, surrounded by colonial facades and tall palm trees. This is the memorial to Andrés de Santa Cruz y Calahumana, though locals know this plaza by the name of the…

The white facade of the house on the corner of Calle del Curato stands out for its high, green-painted wooden windows and the balcony that wraps around the second floor. Gabriel Garcia Marquez lived here in a home that blended local…

The thick stone walls of the Sofitel Legend Santa Clara were built for the Poor Clares convent in sixteen twenty-one. Pirates and changing colonial fortunes forced the nuns out, and the structure later served as a charity hospital and even…