Cartagena Explorer - Travel Guide to Cartagena, Colombia

Welcome to Cartagena Explorer:

Travel Guide to Cartagena, Colombia!

Are you planning a trip to Cartagena?

Then, you’ve come to the right place! I lived in Cartagena for over a decade.

In that time, I fell in love with the city and got to explore all over Colombia.

I created this site to share that love and I’m confident it will help you explore Cartagena and Colombia for yourself!

See the Complete Guide to Cartagena Here

Photo of a couple in Cartagena, Colombia with the church, bay, and buildings in the background.

About Me and this Site

My name is Adam McConnaughhay, and that’s me with my beautiful wife Susana with our favorite view of Cartagena behind us in the photo above. I lived in Cartagena from 2011 to 2022 and started this website in 2018 as a way to share my love for Cartagena and Colombia. You can learn more about me here.

I write everything on this site based on our experiences and honest advice. Well, Susana does help me translate some to Spanish and definitely does a much better job posing for photos. I don’t use AI, and I try to always go beyond repeating the same advice every other travel blogger who spent a week in Colombia shares.

Most importantly, I try to give the advice I would like to read myself.

So, I hope this site will be helpful to you in planning your own trip!

Please do consider joining my Facebook group and keep in mind our privacy policy, disclosure policy and terms of use.

Cheers and Happy Exploring!

Photo of a Colombian flag and Cartagena flag with colorful umbrellas over a narrow street behind them.

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