Erin & Regan's South American Adventure
La Popa, el perizoso, botas viejas and the walls themselves
Hola,
The next day we set out to climb La Popa, a nearby hill upon which sits a monastery. It is named La Popa because it´s profile resembles the poop of a ship. On the way we met a local who decided to guide us there and back, for his time and trouble we ended up paying him 5,000 plus 2,000 for a taxi. Not bad for a few hours work.
The monastery itself has been restored and is rather beautiful.
The church in the monastery is small but also beautiful.
Outside the gates to the monastery a man was selling photos with his pet sloth (the spanish word for sloth is perizoso, which also means lazy).
Once we had paid off our guide we headed back to Castillo de San Felipe because we realised we had forgotted to visit the old boots (botas viejas). A monument to something we have forgotten or never knew.
That evening we decided to do a circuit of the walls themselves, they protect these cool old buildings.
These ladies make fresh fruit salad, Erin loves them.
Just me, chillin.
Wide enough to drive a bus down.
There were several soccer fields right outside the walls.
The colours of the buildings and churches is quite vivid.
You can buy all manner of things on the walls, like a good coffee.
Lush vegetation plus old buildings makes for a neat photo.
I lined up the bus and...
From the walls you can see Castillo de San Filipe.
The streets themselves are also colourful.
And so ended our last night in Cartagena, but first...
sue: Good coffee, great. What about soya milk?? (02/12/07)
Regan Heath: No, the coffee guys had no milk whatsoever. Some like it black. (02/19/07)