My jaw dropped in Cartagena. This old, historic, colonial city just felt like one gorgeous, picture perfect spot followed by ...

Cartagena is a city that is deeply connected to Afro-Caribbean culture. There is a significant amount of people with direct African descent and a legacy shaped by the transatlantic slave trade. This ...

It’s hot. It’s humid. But daaaaang, Cartagena is one of the most beautiful, picture-perfect cities I have ever visited.

Cartagena spreads across Colombia's Caribbean coast. Except for their airplanes landing in the north, a majority of travelers' time is spent in the eastern area of the city. This coastal portion of ...

It's been about 10 years since I first started hearing about post-cartel Colombia and the accompanying tourism and hotel development in the country. So I was a little surprised at the shocked ...

Viceroy Hotel Group plans to open the Convento Obra Pia Viceroy Cartagena, its first branded hotel in South America, in early 2016. Obra Pia is a Unesco World Heritage Site in the Old City in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rana Good is a New York City-based travel and lifestyle writer. Cartagena is a great city for a weekend visit. It’s a relatively ...

Cartagena enchants visitors with one of the best-preserved old towns in the Western Hemisphere. Panelists cited the boom in high-rise hotel construction along the city's beach as a cause for concern.

The November/December issue of Traveler features our annual “Places Rated” survey of destination stewardship, and this year 340 expert panelists rated 99 coastal destinations around the world. Here on ...

Anthea Raymond reports on the descendants of Africans in Cartagena, Colombia, fighting against racist attitudes in this South American port city to find work. I'm Ed Gordon and this is News & Notes.