Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
UNESCO Map
Description: Situated in a bay in the Caribbean Sea, Cartagena has the most extensive fortifications in South America. A system of zones divides the city into three neighbourhoods: San Pedro, with the cathedral and many Andalusian-style palaces; San Diego, where merchants and the middle class lived; and Gethsemani, the 'popular quarter'.
Date inscribed: 1984.0
Area in hectares: 0
Category specified: Cultural
State: Colombia
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean