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Do not go to Cartagena , we spent 2 months there so we know it inside out as it is not so big and it was a terrible experience. We stayed in Castillo Grande which is the best area and the place literally stinks because the sewers sometimes overflow as they have serious problems with them , its dirty, there are only few decent pavements and the cars park on them so its problematic even to walk, when it rains the streets are like rivers as they have no gutters and the rain overfills the sewers, in the old town sellers pester you as soon as you get off the taxi, the beach is dirty and you can see dog and even human excrements apart from beer bottles, used limes, cups etc. , people are not particularly friendly, if you take a tour to the islands you may risk your life. You better read the other negative comments you can easily find over the Internet and trust them, there are hundreds of negative comments that surely people do not make up. If you are very keen to go to Cartagena don't spend more than three days there and avoid traveling by boat to the islands. You may be surprised how my comments compare to the other comments in this page and perhaps wonder why mine is so negative but at that point all you have to do is to go there and see it for yourself.......