Cartagena is home to quite the collection of coffee shops, but after 2.5 years of calling this Colombian Caribbean city home, these are the five that rise to the top of the list.

For a satisfying sampling of street art and stop-you-in-your-tracks graffiti, beeline it for Getsemaní, a colorful neighborhood on the fringes of Cartagena’s walled city.

Tucked along a shady Getsemani side street, this Cartagena cafe is taking coffee to new heights. The mad genius behind it all? An industrial designer turned coffee engineer on a mission to change the way you drink that perfect cup of joe.

Cartagena’s original settlers didn’t arrive on galleons or speak with a Spanish tongue. Meet the OG when it comes to Cartagena culture, the centuries-old Zenú people still subtly leaving their mark in the fabric of the Colombian Caribbean.

A visit to Bazurto Market isn’t just a peek inside local Cartagena life. It’s a head-first dive into the messy and magnificent cultural fabric of this eclectic city.

Salsa’s rhythmic sound awakens a side of Cartagena you just have to see and experience for yourself. Try and stop your hips from moving once the salsa starts playing. I dare you.

Costeño cuisine is an alluring combination of multi-cultural influence, local ingredients, and age-old recipes that aren't always the healthiest. Here’s a few dishes you have to try while in Cartagena.

The Festival de Tambores y Expresiones Culturales de Palenque is a nonstop three-day festival celebrating the music, rhythms, and culture of San Basilio de Palenque. Here’s everything you need to know to attend this annual October celebration.

Cartagena is a wonderland for water sports enthusiasts with its coral reef-lined shores, open seas, calm bays, and an epic windy season that attracts surfers of every kind. Here are 8 water sports that will lure you to the ocean in Cartagena.

Cartagena’s San Diego neighborhood is home to some of the Walled City’s most picturesque streets and plazas, not to mention some of the best restaurants this Caribbean city has to offer.

Whether it’s arepas de huevo that you seek or good-old-fashioned pancakes drowning in syrup with a side of bottomless mimosas, here are 9 can’t-go-wrong places to brunch in Cartagena.