Cartagena, Colombia is a lively colonial city on the Caribbean coast of South America. With a rainbow of buildings everywhere ...

You’re reading Nina Garcia’s Insider Guide newsletter, exclusively available to ELLE All Access members. This edition was originally published in June 2025. History is everywhere in Cartagena, ...

Since its inception, Cartagena, Colombia has meant many different things to many different people. In its colonial age, it was a coveted pirate port, an outpost for religion and culture, a spigot from ...