Cartagena Map Art

Cartagena sits on a promontory jutting into the Caribbean, with the Magdalena River delta sprawling to the south and east. The walled old city occupies the northern tip, its narrow streets grid-locked within stone ramparts, while modern neighborhoods radiate inland along the Avenida San Martín and toward Pie de la Popa hill that dominates the skyline. Bays and lagoons—Bahía de Cartagena, Laguna de San Lázaro—fragment the coastline, accessible only by the thin causeways and bridges that connect the historic core to the newer sprawl.

10.3910° N, 75.4794° W