Journey Through Colombia
Author Gabriel García Márquez began his career as a writer and journalist in the coastal cities of Cartagena and Barranquilla. It was here that he and friends began to read, among others, the works of William Faulkner .
This huge wall around the old city of Cartagena was a structure built to protect such treasures as gold and emeralds from pirates and privateers. Sir Francis Drake, a famous British voyager during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, ransacked the city in 1686 after the fortresses were enlarged and strengthened.
This huge wall around the old city of Cartagena was a structure built to protect such treasures as gold and emeralds from pirates and privateers. Sir Francis Drake, a famous British voyager during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, ransacked the city in 1686 after the fortresses were enlarged and strengthened.
Published 01/01/2006