Street Art creates the opportunity to be suddenly able to hear other people's thoughts. In a way, or is this too dramatic? Most of the street art in Cartagena tells about the history of the town, about indigenous people and about how Spain colonized Cartagena; the situation of Afro-Colombians, the local culture in general and lots of big and small messages about gentrification. You will also find pieces that tell about love, the happy as well as the unfulfilled.
You wouldn’t need to join a guided
tour; you will see art on several corners in the walled town by simply walking around, whereas
you would find lots in Getsemani around the Church of
the Holy Trinity and Calle 29, Plaza del Pozo and the adjoining side streets. As soon as you arrive in the borough of
Getsemani you stumble upon lots of street art. Just blend in with the locals that
sit on porches or kick a ball on the plaza in front of the church. Many lanes are
rather narrow with small children driving around on their bicycles, chickens
running around to the seducing sound of music coming through open windows. Simply
be respectful; smile and if you aren’t sure probably best ask whether people
are OK with you walking around by their front doors. There is no set of rules to follow when you travel, just see how people react to you and enjoy the art.
Cartagena de Indias Street Art Collection
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| Mural Art at a restaurant in Cartagena |
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| Street Art Blue Balloons in Cartagena |
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| Street Art. A Broken Heart in Cartagena |
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| Street Art. Red Balloon in Cartagena |
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| Probably not Street Art. Abandoned suitcase in Cartagena |
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| Street Art in Cartagena |
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| White and Blue in Cartagena |
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| Street Carts. White and Blue and Yellow in Cartagena |
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| Abandoned Office Chair in Cartagena |
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| A Tribute to Science in Cartagena |
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| Fernando Botero Replica in Cartagena |
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| Mural Prisma Afro by Yurika in Cartagena |
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| Mural Calamari Tribe in Cartagena |
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| Small Mural on the Facade of a Restaurant in Cartagena |
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| Mural, Calamari Tribe in Cartagena |
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| Cat by French Artist Mr Papillon |
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Tribute to Pedro Romero by artist Cero
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| Mural by street artist DEXS |
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| Mural by artist DJ Lu |
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| Different pieces of Street Art in Cartagena |
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| Mural of a Fish in Cartagena |
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| Heart in a Jar. Street Art in Cartagena |
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| Pedro Romero got 709 likes on Instagram, Street Art in Cartagena |
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| La Sierpe Mural in Cartagena |
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| Maria Mulata Mural by Yurika |
The bird Maria Mulata is indigenous to Cartagena. Legend has it that one day
when a fire broke out in Getsemani, the at the time very colourful bird rescued
the locals by flying them out of the affected area. Locals are forever
grateful, but they can’t change the poor thing’s destiny, to live a life with
from fire and smoke blackened feathers.
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| Maria Mulata: The Official Bird of Cartagena de Indias |
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| Mural in Cartagena |
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| Mural of a Native Colombian in Cartagena |
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| Mural of a homeless person guarded by a cherub |
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| Mural on the wall of a restaurant in Cartagena |
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| Mural Pasion Princ ein Cartagena |
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| Mural of Pedro Romero, the leader of the independence movement |
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| Mural Tienda Las Tablitas |
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