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Cartagena Port and Fortresses

Also known as Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Cartagena Port and Fortresses is in Cartagena. The nearest other World Heritage site is Santa Cruz de Mompós, about 180 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Cartagena · about 887,000 peopleabout 2 km south-east
  • Arjona · about 50,000 peopleabout 25 km south-east
  • Sabanalarga · about 69,000 peopleabout 70 km east
  • El Carmen de Bolívar · about 61,000 peopleabout 90 km south-east
  • Tolú · about 27,000 peopleabout 100 km south
  • Barranquilla · about 1,798,000 peopleabout 100 km north-east
Cartagena Port and FortressesCartagena10 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Cartagena Port and Fortresses and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesSanta Cruz de Mompós1Los Katíos National Park2Darien National Park3Portobelo and San Lorenzo4Panamá Transisthmian Route5Cartagena Port and Fortresses
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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