Why Cartagena is the Next New Zealand
If you haven't read Gabriel Garcia Marquez's fantastic book Love in the Time of Cholera you should, now. It's about to become for Colombia what Lord of the Rings was for New Zealand: a major tourism generator. The nice part is that Garcia Marquez really did set his book in Colombia, whereas the whole Lord of the Rings thing was kind of a scam, really.
Anyhow, the town of Cartagena on the Caribbean coast of Colombia is the setting for the film of the rather magical and romantic novel, to be released in January 2008. It's a pretty town with interesting architecture and dozens of book-related spots to check out. Following the spirit of Colombia's tourism campaign Colombia is Passion, we're happy to put a Cartagena stopover on our next jaunt into South America: All that love and passion's gotta work for us somehow.
Related Stories:
· Love in the Time of Cartagena [UK Times]
· What About Juan Valdez? [Jaunted]
· Colombia Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: jschneid]
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