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Triplandio Cartagena guide covers 11 travel guides across 26 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 44 self-guided walking tours in Cartagena with 277 POI, spanning 160.8 km in total. Get inspired by 13 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Cartagena
City & Country Data Colombia (Cartagena)
Key travel data for Cartagena — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Colombia
Cost
HIGH
Safety
0
Health
38
Lifestyle
51
Infra
37
Rank
#81
Score
28
Tourists
1.4M/y
GDP/cap
$8.6k
Life Exp
77.9 yrs
Population
53.4M
Currency
COP $
Language
Spanish
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
123
💰 Prices in Cartagena
Coffee
$1.70
Beer
$0.90
Lunch
$12.00
Groceries
$40.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.00
Transit
$0.80
Fuel
$1.00/l
Internet
$40.00/m
Salary
$500/m
Best time to visit Cartagena (Colombia)
Now (July) avg: 28°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Feb & Mar.
Live Temp
…
~Day / Night Temp
32°C / 26°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:47 / 18:28
Local time
2:45
Sea Temp
30°C
Best Months 
Feb & Mar
Feb & Mar
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Cartagena —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Fried corn dough filled with an egg. Grilled corn cakes filled with melty cheese. A rich, sweet cake made with ripe plantains. Steamed corn dough commonly served as a side dish or snack. Deep-fried cheese balls popular during holidays. Deep-fried yuca fritters stuffed with meat and boiled egg. Rich seafood stew with coconut milk and spices. Seafood marinated in citrus juices with onions and cilantro. Traditional yuca cake infused with coconut, often enjoyed as a dessert. Fried whole fish seasoned with spices Cheesy yam soup seasoned with herbs. Beef roast soaked in a spicy, sweet tamarind and panela sauce. Colombian black beef dish cooked with Worcestershire sauce. A hearty chicken soup with plantains, yucca, and corn. Soup made with fish, plantains, yucca, and local vegetables.
Traditional Local Food
Cartagena (Colombia)
Snack
Meat
Arepa de Huevo
ah-ray-pah deh weh-voh
· Fried corn cake with egg
Snack
Vegetarian
Arepas with Cheese
Arepa de Queso
ah-REH-pah deh KAY-so
Dessert
Vegetarian
Banana Cake
Torta de Plátano
TORT-ah deh PLAH-tah-noh
🌱
Side dish
Vegan
Bollo Clean
Bollo Limpio
boh-yo leem-pyo
Snack
Vegetarian
Buñuelos
Boon-YEH-los
Street food
Meat
Carimañola
kah-ree-mahn-yoh-lah
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Cazuela de Mariscos
kah-SWEH-lah deh mah-REE-skohs
Starter
Fish & Seafood
Ceviche
seh-VEE-cheh
🥦
Dessert
Vegetarian
Enyucado
en-yoo-kah-doh
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Mojarra Frita
mo-HAH-rrah FREE-tah
Soup
Vegetarian
Mote de Queso
moh-teh deh keh-soh
· Cheese soup with yam
🥩
Main course
Meat
Posta Cartagenera
Poh-stah Kar-tah-heh-neh-rah
🥩
Main course
Meat
Posta Negra Cartagenera
POH-stah NEH-grah kah-tah-hen-EHR-ah
Soup
Meat
Sancocho de Gallina
San-ko-choh day Gah-yee-nah
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Sancocho de Pescado
sahn-koh-choh deh pehs-kah-doh
· Fish and vegetable stew
