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- New direct air connections Lima - Cartagena - From April 29th LAN Peru will start a non stop flight from Lima to Cartagena. The new route will be operated two times [...] an interesting alternative for travelers between Cartagena and Venezuela: Actual prices are around 40USD one-way.

- Cartagena expects 300.000 cruiseship passengers during upcoming season - This week cruiseship season started with the arrival of Coral Princess, bringing exactly 2.874 visitors to Cartagena. [...] as a bi-lingual tourism police should help Cartagena to present itself as the top cruise destination in the Caribbean.

- Cartagena on OpenStreetmap.org - OpenStreetMap.org is a free editable map made by volunteers around the world. Similar like Wikipedia the content is [...] to use OpenStreetmap.org: Centro Cartagena as printable PDF Bocagrande, Castillogrande, Laguito as printable PDF

- How much is a taxi? - Taking a taxi is cheap in Cartagena, but not always: As there are no taximeters in Cartagena drivers charge based on an [...] to avoid problems: The most important part is to understand pricing scheme while moving by taxi in Cartagena.

- Daily flights between Fort Lauderdale and Cartagena - Spirit Airlines announced daily flights between Fort Lauderdale and Cartagena, beginning on 8th of May 2008. Read below ...

- Homer Simpson meets Truffaut: Cartagena International Film Festival 2008 - From 29th of February until 7th of March Cartagena hosts the "Festival Internacional de Cine y TV de Cartagena". This [...] Las Gaviotas, El Socorro and Fredonia. Details you can find on the website of the festival: www.festicinecartagena.org

- Charles Lindbergh in Bocagrande - At January 27 of 1928 Charles A. Lindbergh who one year before was the first pilot to cross the Atlantic on non-stop [...] great ever to be broken by misunderstanding." Charles Lindbergh landed with "The Spirit of St. Luis" in Bocagrande

- Staying more than 30 days as a tourist - Colombian immigration laws permit a maximum stay of 6 months per year as a tourist. Visitors of most countries do not [...] B No. 29-18 Pie de la Popa Tel: 6568003 - 6560646 - 6562524- 6664665 Open from 8-12 and 2-5, monday through friday.

- Britain opens consulate in Cartagena - Last week the British consulate of Cartagena was opened. As the Ambassador Haydon Warren-Gash stated Britain is the [...] Cartagena Edificio Chambacú Carrera 13B No. 26 – 78 Oficina 416 Telephone: (+575) 664 7590 Fax: (+575) 653 8050

- Joan Manuel Serrat, Baaba Maal, Stephen Fears & more: Hay Festival 2008 Cartagena - The third edition of Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias will take place from 24 to 27 January 2007. This years special [...] Lafuent from Spain are just a few of the many invited writers, editors and journalists from around the world.

- Cartagena based movie:"Love of in the time of the cholera" got released last weekend! - "A serious contender [for] the worst movie ever made from a great novel ... Skip the film; reread the book." states [...] Meanwhile we stay with the trailer on the official homepage or just watch "Behind the scenes" : (Click below...)

- Cartagena celebrates its 196 years of independence! - Banks are closed until tuesday, "Porro" music playing everywhere: The "Fiestas de la Independencia de Cartagena" - [...] on Sunday. The parade ends on Plaza Trinidad, where exactly 196 years ago the indedepence of Cartagena was declared.

- Cold Beer and Salsa Music - Cartagena is music, everywhere and anytime. You will listen to music in public transport, streets, bars and even [...] heroes like Hector Lavoe, Willie Colón, Ruben Blades, Celia Cruz and -last but not least- Cartagena born Joe Arroyo.

- Daily flights Miami to Barranquilla - American Airlines will increase its flights to Colombia. The most important change: From December 13th 2007 the airline [...] holidays in their own country. Without doubt international tourism as well will benefit from lower national air fares.

- In the news - "The stats all scream "Go! Go! Go!": Colombia's stock market has soared fourteenfold since October, 2001. Foreign [...] spot in full flower after decades of abandonment." - The full article can be read online on the website of NYT.

- Public Transport: Should you use a Mototaxi? - Public transport in Cartagena is definitely cheap: You can choose between different classes of buses and even the taxi [...] at all, even if you use a helmet. The below movies, filmed in Cartagena an found on Youtube will tell you why...

- Cartagena International Film Festival 2007 starts tonight with "El Cielo" - "El Cielo", directed by Alessandro Basile, is the first movie completly produced and filmed in Cartagena. The "Festival [...] Calle San Juan de Dios - across Hotel Santa Teresa. More information you can find at www.festicinecartagena.org!

- Free downloadable Colombia Guide - In only two months the forum members of Peter Van Dijck,s Poor But Happy Colombia Guide put together an impressive [...] order a printed version or just download free and print yourself at http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/files/guide1.pdf.

- Cartagena International Music Festival January 6 - 13 - From January 6 to 13, the historic city of Cartagena will be filled with music during the first Cartagena, Festival [...] Claver will provide a unique and wonderful venue for the four concerts, which will be free to the general public.”

- Bob Geldof in concert on Plaza Aduana, Cartagena - The Hay Festival is pleased to present, for the first time in Colombia, Bob Geldof, organiser of the legendary concerts [...] from different parts of the world. The complete program of Hay Festival 2007 Cartagena you can find over here.

- November 2006 - Fiestas in Cartagena - Cabilde de San Diego The official title of the festival is "Fiestas de Independencias de Cartagena de Indias", not ...

- Location Cartagena - While the on location filming of "Love in the Time of the Cholera" is still going on, Cartageneros remember former [...] that comes up is "La Quemada", better known under the Brazilian title "Queimada" or the English translation "Burn".

- "Cartagena is known as a peaceful, tolerant and very hospitable city." - The image of Colombia is dominated by topics like drug war and violence. US State Department renewed its travel warning [...] Goyeneche presents in this interview local statistics, based on his academic studies about violence in Cartagena.

- Cartagena will be original location on for Hollywood shooting of "Love in the Time of the Cholera". - The famous novel was written by Gabriel García Marquéz who for a long time refused to bring this Cartagena based love [...] nominated actors Javier Bardem and Giovanna Mezzogiorno and -last but not least- the beauty of Cartagena de Indias!

- 25 Tips for Cartagena Tourists - Visitors' advice: 25 things you should be wary of in Cartagena 1.Never, ever change money on the street. Unlike [...] dollars, and most of the larger businesses accept US dollar bills. Exchange rates for other currencies are very poor.

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