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A first look down the lane, Cartagena old town. Steamy, colorful, Caribbean. Founded in 1533 by the Spanish, the town first served as a store for gold, silver and other riches taken from its Latin American colonies before it was all loaded on pirate-dodging ships for home. Cartagena retains much of its colonial look and feel. Unsurprisingly, it's a popular UNESCO site and flush with salsa bars, horse-drawn carriages, colorful balconies, and fruit carts. There's even a creepy mime who follows everyone around under the old town clock tower. via Instagram http://ift.tt/1LUoKjp

Cartegena clock tower, one of the main entrances to the old town where sailors would drop in on the local salsa club, Don de Fidel between bits of nefarious activity. The city walls date back to the 1650s and used to run 11km. 8km remain today for people to walk, grab a cerveza and catch a Caribbean breeze. via Instagram http://ift.tt/1SP9edS