EPISOLE018: Exploring South America and Cartagena, Colombia with Dani Garcia
01/12/24 • 28 min
Cartagena, Colombia, was the first stop on my South American cruise on the Norwegian Sun. I was delighted that Dani Garcia, my fantastic Tour Guide, allowed me to interview her for my podcast. She'll take us through the city's historical adventures that date back to 1533. From San Pedro Claver, the famous priest who dedicated his life to helping and saving the enslaved people of the region, to Getsemani, the hip and trendy neighborhood of Cartagena, to the Palenque women in their bold and colorful outfits who represent the first free town for Africans in America... Cartagena is an amazing historic representation of the past fused with the present.
The fifth largest city in Columbia and the second largest in the region after Barranquilla, Cartagena was founded on June 1, 1533, and named after the city of the same name in Spain. In 1984, its colonial walled city and fortress were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Mixed architecture includes colonial, republican, and Italian styles intertwined into a rich history that dates back centuries.
I purchased my tour on www.getyourguide.com.
Dani works for Nexperience Tours that can be found on the Get Your Guide website.
Learn more about Norwegian Cruise Line and their upcoming South American tours or journeys around the world at www.ncl.com
Cartagena, Colombia, was the first stop on my South American cruise on the Norwegian Sun. I was delighted that Dani Garcia, my fantastic Tour Guide, allowed me to interview her for my podcast. She'll take us through the city's historical adventures that date back to 1533. From San Pedro Claver, the famous priest who dedicated his life to helping and saving the enslaved people of the region, to Getsemani, the hip and trendy neighborhood of Cartagena, to the Palenque women in their bold and colorful outfits who represent the first free town for Africans in America... Cartagena is an amazing historic representation of the past fused with the present.
The fifth largest city in Columbia and the second largest in the region after Barranquilla, Cartagena was founded on June 1, 1533, and named after the city of the same name in Spain. In 1984, its colonial walled city and fortress were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Mixed architecture includes colonial, republican, and Italian styles intertwined into a rich history that dates back centuries.
I purchased my tour on www.getyourguide.com.
Dani works for Nexperience Tours that can be found on the Get Your Guide website.
Learn more about Norwegian Cruise Line and their upcoming South American tours or journeys around the world at www.ncl.com
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The holidays provided me with an ideal opportunity to learn more about my immediate family! I interviewed my daughters, son-in-law, and two granddaughters over the dining room table as my older daughter’s beloved dog, Kodi, wanted to have his turn to be interviewed! (The cat, Shadow, waited patiently in the basement!)
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EPISODE 019: Carole’s Journey Crossing The Panama Canal
It started as a dream by French diplomat and businessman Ferdinand de Lesseps in 1880 and finally ended with an American effort that completed the Canal in 1914. More than 25,000 lives were lost building the Panama Canal, many of them Caribbean laborers and others from around the world who died from malaria, yellow fever, snakebites, and other health and occupational accidents incurred in this wild adventure. Prior to the completion of the first Canal, ships and ocean liners would have to go around Cape Horn in South America to get from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean(or vice versa). Building the Panama Canal significantly cut the time and cost of delivering products, freight, and people around the world.
I had the good fortune of crossing from the Caribbean Sea/Atlantic Ocean side of the Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean on January 10, 2024, during my South American cruise. It was a thrilling adventure and one I plan on repeating sometime in the future.
This crossing only awakened my curiosity to learn more about the region, the history, the culture, the explorations, and the opportunities for the people of Central and South America. That's the value of travel. You want to learn more, do more, and give more as you share your experiences with others.
Enjoy this podcast and share it with your friends, family, and colleagues who either know about this historic engineering feat or have only read about it in history books!
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