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Cartagena

#301 in World

Colombia

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Population
1.0M
Coordinates
10.3910, -75.4794
Category
cities

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Cartagena, known since the imperial era as Cartagena de Indias, is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean Sea. Cartagena's past role as a link in the route to the West Indies provides it with important historical value for world exploration and preservation of heritage from the great commercial maritime routes.

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Cartagena, Colombia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Read full article