Travel Photo of the Day: Castillo de San Felipe Cartagena Colombia

By Aracely Castellani on September 10, 2011

Colombia Travel: Fortress of San Felipe de Barajas in Cartagena Colombia

During the seventeenth century, the Spanish paid for prominent European military engineers to build the fortresses which are today Cartagena’s most significant identifying features. Engineering works took well over 208 years and ended with some eleven kilometers of walls surrounding the city, including the Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas shown below. In 1984, Cartagena’s colonial walled city and fortress were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read more from Colombia travel.

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Co-owner of 2Backpackers.com and CoupleTravelTips.com. Aracely has been traveling since her first trip to France as a college student in 2002. When she met her husband Jason, she introduced him to her love for travel and they began their journey. When she isn't traveling, Aracely is a business analyst and strategist. | Facebook | Google+ | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube | Pinterest

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