Sunday, March 4, 2012

WHEELING BEHIND THE WALLS OF CARTAGENA -- PART 4


THE FINEST SPANISH COLONIAL CITY ON EARTH 


The grande dames of the street peddlers are the Palenque women who wear brightly colored dresses and balance impossibly huge bowls of exotic fruits on their heads.

Sample some tart and/or sweet offering you’ve never seen at your local supermarket, such as a nispero, also known as a sapodilla or naseberry. 

These little orange delights come from a tree related to the rosebush family. 

Maybe you’d prefer a guanabana or soursop, a spiky green fruit tasting like a combination of strawberry and pineapple but with sour citrus flavor notes, coupled with a subtle creamy flavor.

Although the city’s people are friendly and engaging, the eye is constantly drawn to the streetscapes and buildings.

The grandest examples of Cartagena’s architecture – besides the cyclopean wall – are the cathedrals, and they are generally accessible to wheelers.


 STORY CONTINUES TOMORROW -- MARCH 5

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