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Part of the history of the Colonial times is related to Mompox. It was the first settlement of the Nuevo Reino de Granada to proclaim absolute independence from Spain on August 6, 1810.
Written by Valeria Alvarez
La Casa Museo Hacienda El Paraíso, ubicada a 36 km al norte de Cali en el corregimiento de Santa Helena, es uno de los íconos más importantes de la cultura vallecaucana. Es conocida mundialmente puesto que en esta hacienda se desarrolló la historia de María, escrita por Jorge Isaacs, obra destacada en la literatura colombiana y latinoamericana.
Al llegar a las aguas termales de Nápoles se encuentra una piscina de barro y tres piscinas termales, cuyas aguas superan los 35 grados centígrados, todas las cuales tienen beneficios curativos y ofrecen terapias basadas en chorros de agua caliente y fría.
During the time of the Colony, this city was one of the most important ports in America. It was from here that the riches for the Spanish Crown were shipped and where most of the black slaves brought from the African continent arrived at. For this reason, Cartagena of Indias became the military objective of pirates and corsairs, which led to the building of a city wall that surrounds what nowadays is known as Ciudad Vieja.
Apart from the great and grandiose city walls and prisons, used as commercial warehouses nowadays, Cartagena stands out because of her colorful colonial houses and her majestic San Felipe of Barajas´Castle. It has been declared “Humanity´s Patrimony” by the Unesco.
The city is also protected by bastions, structures similar to those of the city walls, built in a polygonal form. These had the purpose of avoiding foreign invasions or sackings given that riches were kept in this area of the city.
At the “Ciudad Vieja” you find different buildings and churches built by the Jesuits during the seventeenth century, such as Casa del Marqués, Casa de la Aduana, San Pedro´s convent and its church; In this place you will also find the mortal remains of the person who defended the cause of the black population: San Pedro Claver.
La torre del Reloj (The Clock Tower) or Boca del Puente (Bridge´s Mouth) was built in the nineteenth century over the city wall. From there, you can see the Getsemaní quarter, the Pegaso´s Pier and the Centro de Convenciones (Conventions´ Center). As you enter this portal towards the Ciudad Vieja, you find Plaza de los Coches, surrounded by large houses with wooden balconies and the statue of Pedro de Heredia, founder of the city.
The Getsemaní quarter sheltered the Cry for Independence in 1811. This was the place where the slaves lived. For this reason it is one of the most representative quarters of the city. Here, you will be able to see the modern Julio César Turbay Ayala´s Convention Center, the Church of the Third Order, the Centennial Park and the Martyr’s Ridge.
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