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.

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.

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.