Discover the best top things to do in Cartagena District, Colombia including Monumento a los Alcatraces, Claustro de la Merced Mausoleo de Garcia Marquez, Monumento a la Palanquera, Monumento a Miguel de Cervantes, La Gorda Gertrudis, Monumento a la India Catalina, Monumento a Pedro de Heredia, Monumentos Union de los Oceanos, Monumento a Adolfo Mejia Navarro, Escultura de Adolfo Mejia.
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We weren't aware there was a monument to Cervantes. The piece has Cervantes writing at a desk, leg crossed. The our panels surrounding the monument have classic scenes from his novel Don Quiote. Two informational signs.
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It is always an exceptional experience to spend time with a larger than life Botero sculpture. The most important piece of public art in the Centro.
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It's a beautiful statue and a short walk from the Center as well as Getsemani. It highlights a part of Cartagena's history and inspired me to read more about it.
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In the center stands a statue of Pedro de Heredia, a Spanish conquistador who was the founder of Cartagena. The statue itself is high on a pedestal which makes it look like he is glaring down at those of us below. His large sword and breastplate make him look menacing and his huge beard and furious expression don’t help. But he has an interesting story. He was born in Madrid to wealthy parents. There was an assassination attempt made on him in an alley. There were six men and that fight left him with a badly disfigured nose. He later tracked them down and killed three of them which led to him fleeing to the New World to escape punishment. As a conquistador, he conquered all of Colombia and half of Ecuador.
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