travel columbia cartagena port of cartagena
The port where cruise ships dock in Cartagena seems relatively small compared to others I've seen.
The cruise ships tie up right in the midst of the container docks and passengers are warned to stay
in carefully marked paths so they won't be mowed down by fork lift trucks.
Apparently this happened in the not to distant past.
Columbia produces 12% of the world's coffee, is the second largest exporter of cut flowers, 95% of the world's emeralds.
From the port, one can get a pretty good overview of relatively flat Cartagena from it's new highrise area
of Boca Grande on the spit that protects the harbor, to the lone hill with the Popa Monestery, to the
low rise residential and commercial areas to the south.
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November 2011 -
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Cruise ships dock at the commercial container port in Cartagena, Columbia, 2011.
The main harbor can be seen beyond, with the spit of Boca Grande to the right and the Caribbean beyond that to the right.
Tug boat assists the final docking, Cartagena, Columbia, 2011.
Pier at the container port with Boca Grande beyond, Cartagena, Columbia, 2011.
Container docks, Cartagena, Columbia, 2011.
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