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+ New direct air connections Lima - Cartagena + From April 29th LAN Peru will start a non stop flight from Lima to Cartagena. The new route will be operated two times per week using [...] a week offer an interesting alternative for travelers between Cartagena and Venezuela: Actual prices are around 40USD one-way.

+ Cartagena expects 300.000 cruiseship passengers during upcoming season + This week cruiseship season started with the arrival of Coral Princess, bringing exactly 2.874 visitors to Cartagena. Next ship to [...] Town as well as a bi-lingual tourism police should help Cartagena to present itself as the top cruise destination in the Caribbean.

+ Cartagena on OpenStreetmap.org + OpenStreetMap.org is a free editable map made by volunteers around the world. Similar like Wikipedia the content is edited by [...] examples on how to use OpenStreetmap.org: Centro Cartagena as printable PDF Bocagrande, Castillogrande, Laguito as printable PDF

+ How much is a taxi? + Taking a taxi is cheap in Cartagena, but not always: As there are no taximeters in Cartagena drivers charge based on an official [...] some little tricks to avoid problems: The most important part is to understand pricing scheme while moving by taxi in Cartagena.

+ Daily flights between Fort Lauderdale and Cartagena + Spirit Airlines announced daily flights between Fort Lauderdale and Cartagena, beginning on 8th of May 2008. Read below for detailedl ...

+ Homer Simpson meets Truffaut: Cartagena International Film Festival 2008 + From 29th of February until 7th of March Cartagena hosts the "Festival Internacional de Cine y TV de Cartagena". This years invited [...] Olaya Herrera, Las Gaviotas, El Socorro and Fredonia. Details you can find on the website of the festival: www.festicinecartagena.org

+ Charles Lindbergh in Bocagrande + At January 27 of 1928 Charles A. Lindbergh who one year before was the first pilot to cross the Atlantic on non-stop flight landed on [...] are far too great ever to be broken by misunderstanding." Charles Lindbergh landed with "The Spirit of St. Luis" in Bocagrande

+ Staying more than 30 days as a tourist + Colombian immigration laws permit a maximum stay of 6 months per year as a tourist. Visitors of most countries do not need a visa in [...] Carrera 20 B No. 29-18 Pie de la Popa Tel: 6568003 - 6560646 - 6562524- 6664665 Open from 8-12 and 2-5, monday through friday.

+ Britain opens consulate in Cartagena + Last week the British consulate of Cartagena was opened. As the Ambassador Haydon Warren-Gash stated Britain is the second biggest [...] Consulate Cartagena Edificio Chambacú Carrera 13B No. 26 – 78 Oficina 416 Telephone: (+575) 664 7590 Fax: (+575) 653 8050

+ Joan Manuel Serrat, Baaba Maal, Stephen Fears & more: Hay Festival 2008 Cartagena + The third edition of Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias will take place from 24 to 27 January 2007. This years special guests include [...] Fernando Rodríguez Lafuent from Spain are just a few of the many invited writers, editors and journalists from around the world.

+ Cartagena based movie:"Love of in the time of the cholera" got released last weekend! + "A serious contender [for] the worst movie ever made from a great novel ... Skip the film; reread the book." states Time Magazine. " [...] the big screen. Meanwhile we stay with the trailer on the official homepage or just watch "Behind the scenes" : (Click below...)

+ Cartagena celebrates its 196 years of independence! + Banks are closed until tuesday, "Porro" music playing everywhere: The "Fiestas de la Independencia de Cartagena" - (Cartagena [...] de Getsemaní" on Sunday. The parade ends on Plaza Trinidad, where exactly 196 years ago the indedepence of Cartagena was declared.

+ Cold Beer and Salsa Music + Cartagena is music, everywhere and anytime. You will listen to music in public transport, streets, bars and even offices. Latin Music [...] and 80's with its heroes like Hector Lavoe, Willie Colón, Ruben Blades, Celia Cruz and -last but not least- Cartagena born Joe Arroyo.

+ Daily flights Miami to Barranquilla + American Airlines will increase its flights to Colombia. The most important change: From December 13th 2007 the airline will offer [...] than spending holidays in their own country. Without doubt international tourism as well will benefit from lower national air fares.

+ In the news + "The stats all scream "Go! Go! Go!": Colombia's stock market has soared fourteenfold since October, 2001. Foreign direct investment [...] national beauty spot in full flower after decades of abandonment." - The full article can be read online on the website of NYT.

+ Public Transport: Should you use a Mototaxi? + Public transport in Cartagena is definitely cheap: You can choose between different classes of buses and even the taxi fare is very [...] - Not at all, even if you use a helmet. The below movies, filmed in Cartagena an found on Youtube will tell you why...

+ Cartagena International Film Festival 2007 starts tonight with "El Cielo" + "El Cielo", directed by Alessandro Basile, is the first movie completly produced and filmed in Cartagena. The "Festival Internacional [...] Francisco Javier, Calle San Juan de Dios - across Hotel Santa Teresa. More information you can find at www.festicinecartagena.org!

+ Free downloadable Colombia Guide + In only two months the forum members of Peter Van Dijck,s Poor But Happy Colombia Guide put together an impressive collection on [...] You may order a printed version or just download free and print yourself at http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/files/guide1.pdf.

+ Cartagena International Music Festival January 6 - 13 + From January 6 to 13, the historic city of Cartagena will be filled with music during the first Cartagena, Festival Internacional de [...] Plaza San Pedro Claver will provide a unique and wonderful venue for the four concerts, which will be free to the general public.”

+ Bob Geldof in concert on Plaza Aduana, Cartagena + The Hay Festival is pleased to present, for the first time in Colombia, Bob Geldof, organiser of the legendary concerts Live Aid and [...] authors from different parts of the world. The complete program of Hay Festival 2007 Cartagena you can find over here.

+ November 2006 - Fiestas in Cartagena + Cabilde de San Diego The official title of the festival is "Fiestas de Independencias de Cartagena de Indias", not to be mixed with ...

+ Location Cartagena + While the on location filming of "Love in the Time of the Cholera" is still going on, Cartageneros remember former movie productions [...] the first movie that comes up is "La Quemada", better known under the Brazilian title "Queimada" or the English translation "Burn".

+ "Cartagena is known as a peaceful, tolerant and very hospitable city." + The image of Colombia is dominated by topics like drug war and violence. US State Department renewed its travel warning on Colombia, [...] Professor Fredi Goyeneche presents in this interview local statistics, based on his academic studies about violence in Cartagena.

+ Cartagena will be original location on for Hollywood shooting of "Love in the Time of the Cholera". + The famous novel was written by Gabriel García Marquéz who for a long time refused to bring this Cartagena based love story to screen. [...] as well as Oscar nominated actors Javier Bardem and Giovanna Mezzogiorno and -last but not least- the beauty of Cartagena de Indias!

+ 25 Tips for Cartagena Tourists + Visitors' advice: 25 things you should be wary of in Cartagena 1.Never, ever change money on the street. Unlike other South [...] will change dollars, and most of the larger businesses accept US dollar bills. Exchange rates for other currencies are very poor.