After over 315 hours on buses, traveling through 6 different countries, experiencing food poisoning, being held up at gunpoint, and most importantly meeting 100's of people and learning 1000's of new things, we have finished this trip through South America. It has been an amazing trip. We are so sad to leave, but at the same time so excited to return to the states and see our family and friends. Here are a few pictures from our last week in Colombia.
The sunsetting over the bay in Taganga, Colombia. Nick was able to go scuba diving here.
The beautiful streets of Cartagena. The center of this city is just an amazing history lesson. They have kept it nicely restored so we were able to wonder through the cobblestone streets with the bright buildings and huge balconies surrounding us. It is really nice!!!
The Pedro Claver Convent. This is where the monk Claver preached to the slaves.
This is Claver himself!!!
Claver's room and bed.
I have not figured out what the signficance of this lady is, but she is very important here.
The inner city is surrounded by this wall they built in the 1600´s to protect them from pirate attacks!!!
An entrance into the wall.
Another pretty street.
This is a huge fort called Castillo San Felipe.
The fort had a maze of tunnels in it, which were pretty creepy. At one point the lights went out and we were stopped in our tracks in total darkness! They had tiny little cells where they must have held prisoners.
The Colombian flag flying over the fort.
A cannon on the fort.
Us
The view of the new city from the top of the fort.
This is the clock tower. It was the main entrance into the city. The plaza was used to trade slaves.
The sunsetting over the bay in Taganga, Colombia. Nick was able to go scuba diving here.
The beautiful streets of Cartagena. The center of this city is just an amazing history lesson. They have kept it nicely restored so we were able to wonder through the cobblestone streets with the bright buildings and huge balconies surrounding us. It is really nice!!!
The Pedro Claver Convent. This is where the monk Claver preached to the slaves.
This is Claver himself!!!
Claver's room and bed.
I have not figured out what the signficance of this lady is, but she is very important here.
The inner city is surrounded by this wall they built in the 1600´s to protect them from pirate attacks!!!
An entrance into the wall.
Another pretty street.
This is a huge fort called Castillo San Felipe. 
The fort had a maze of tunnels in it, which were pretty creepy. At one point the lights went out and we were stopped in our tracks in total darkness! They had tiny little cells where they must have held prisoners. 
The Colombian flag flying over the fort.
A cannon on the fort.
Us
The view of the new city from the top of the fort.
This is the clock tower. It was the main entrance into the city. The plaza was used to trade slaves.
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