OLD CARTAGENA, FOLKLORIC SHOW & SHOPPING
This fascinating tour of the city of Cartagena de Indias, includes a tour of the historic colonial city and a beautiful show of Colombian music and dance at La Caja auditorium. Your tour starts with a panoramic view of the San Felipe de Barajas Fortress, situated outside the walled city. This monumental fort is considered the most outstanding feat of Spanish military engineering in the new world.
Crossing the street in front of San Felipe Fortress you arrive at La Caja Auditorium. Here a folk show of music and dance will be presented by local artists in the main auditorium. The show consists of 5 beautiful dances of three important regions of Colombia such as the Atlantic Coast (Cumbia), the Pacific Coast (Currulao and Abosao), and from Los Andes region (the Market Place and the Indian Legend). On entering the walled city, you will have a 10-minute stop for photographs at the San Francisco Gun Battery and encounter the 16th Century first hand with the city’s beautifully preserved colonial Houses, Churches, Plazas and Museums.
A visit to San Pedro Claver Cloister and Monastery built in homage to the protector of slaves, serves as a reminder of the turbulent past of Cartagena. During your walk in the old city, you will have the opportunity to visit the wonderful world of emeralds in Caribe Jewelry and their Emerald Museum, before returning to the port
