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Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena

French: Port, forteresses et ensemble monumental de Carthagène
The Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena is a World Heritage site in Colombia defined by the UNESCO in 1984 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
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"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'."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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