Cartagena
Correctly called Cartagena de Indias, the walled city of Cartegena was founded in 1533 by conquistador Pedro de Heredia as the first Spanish colony in the Americas. The entire city inside its original walls is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Walk through the Clock Tower entrance into this unique place, the districts of El Centro and San Diego to explore extraordinary Cartagena MICE venues.
Rafael Nunez International Airport (CTG) is five miles to the northeast along the far side of the thin strip of land on which also sits Cartagena's walled city. The airport has direct flights to Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and New York City, and seasonally to Montreal and Toronto.
Adjacent to the Clock Tower entrance of the walled city, the principal MICE venue Cartagena de Indias Convention Center (or, to give it its full name, the Cartagena de Indias Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Convention & Exposition Center) has more than 65,000 square feet of space for events for up to 4,500 persons. On three levels, it includes the Getsemani Auditorium (named for the district of streets close by, a veritable warren) for 2,000 persons, the Grand Hall Barahona, its largest space, and …
