El Centro

Yesterday afternoon Scott and I walked around the historic part of Cartagena, or as the locals call it, El Centro (the center). It was quite hot until the sun went down, but we enjoyed wandering through the streets and taking some pictures. Before dinner we stopped at the bar in the Sofitel Hotel for a cocktail and some snacks. They brought us olives, Colombian cheese, and these delicious plantain chips. I definitely think we'll be going back there. We then had an excellent dinner at Quebracho, one of the Argentinian steakhouses in Cartagena.

As I've mentioned before, this part of the city is surrounded by the walls that were built in colonial times. Here are several pictures of the walls: