I flew up yesterday from Bogota to Cartagena, up north on the Caribbean coast. Cartagena - an old colonial gateway town - is probably Colombia's most beautiful, with some lovely old squares... (pic)
...and lovely old streets with timeless sights: balconies overflowing with bouganivillea, brightly-coloured colonial facades, and touts trying to flog middle-class tourists donkey rides and terrible souvenirs.
Luckily I'd done my sightseeing in the morning, because at eleven it started pelting with rain - a real tropical downpour. This was the view from my hostel (pic) for about three hours. Fortunately it has its own bar.
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