Cartagena is located on the beautiful Caribbean Coast of Colombia to the west of Barranquilla. It has some spectacular beaches making it a tourist center. It also has a very interesting past. The Spanish Conquerors established a base there and gold was collected in the continent and held in the fortress El Castillo de San Felipe (St Phillip Castle) before being shipped along the Spanish main to Spain. The old walled city makes for some interesting excursions. History is heard from a different viewpoint in Cartagena. We grew up hearing about the English hero Sir Francis Drake, but he is considered a villain in Colombia having attacked ships along the Spanish main.
Looking down on Cartagena from La Popa.
Boca Grande
Beach at Boca Grande
Entrance to the old walled city of Cartagena
Roadside fruit stall just outside Cartagena.
I was hosted by Carlos and Elsie Nobmann who live where the rest of the population live on the other side of the city.
Carlos and Elsie Nobmann. Old friends from the 1970s.
Church where Carlos and Elsie have ministered for many years.
I had the privilege of preaching there two nights running. The previous visit to the congregation was in 1984 when they were in another building.
Inside the church with Carlos leading meeting.
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