The Walled City of Cartagena is a UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring remarkably preserved 17th-century fortress walls and charming colonial architecture with colorful buildings, wooden doors, and flower-covered balconies. Visitors explore narrow streets in this historic district, which served as a crucial Spanish Caribbean trading port and successfully defended against pirate attacks and a major British invasion in 1741.
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