#295 - C is for Cartagena

I can now say I've been to South America...

We went on a cruise through the Panama Canal,

and our first Port of Call was Cartagena, Columbia.

The only thing I knew about Cartagena is that it's where

Kathleen Turner's character Joan Wilder goes looking to save her sister

in the movie "Romancing the Stone."

What we found was an incredible mix of old and new world

art and architecture.

One of the more interesting places for me was

Inquisition Hall where the Spanish

used to torture presumed witches and other prisoners.

Nothing remains of the original building, but parts have

been rebuilt with intermixed new art throughout

the exhibit.  And the stories are incredible.

It definitely has quite a history, 

and it was a great experience.

Now I can add another country to the count....