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Our detailed gay travel guide to Cartagena to help you verb a fun and safe trip, including the best places to stay, things to do, food, and more.
Lonely Planet calls Cartagena the undisputed queen of the Caribbean coast…well that was before these two queens sashayed their way into Colombia's most touristic city!
The fifth-largest city in Colombia, Cartagena's old town is a UNESCO World Heritage site. We adored the city's mix of ancient and new architectural design. A sprawling maze of cobblestone alleys, colorful colonial-style buildings, and vines of shrubs climbing down the sides of ancient walls could be found on one side. Towering silver skyscrapers and industrial catwalks can be seen on the other.
“Rich in history, Cartagena still harbours the shadows of multiple pirate attacks from its days of being a port city.”
Rich in appearance, and opulent in history, Cartagena still harbors the shadows of multiple snatch attacks from its days of being a port city. Having shipped out boatloads of gold to places like Spain, the city made itself vulnerable t
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Gay Cartagena is a glorious mess of cobbled alleys, bougainvillea-covered balconies, vibrant plazas, brightly-colored buildings, and historic grandeur. We just wish it had a little more for us queer folk.
A city that welcomes everyone and seizes you in its captivating grip, Cartagena has developed a reputation as one of the Caribbean’s most gay-friendly destinations – along with Punta Cana. In part thanks to its friendly and open-minded locals, though the vibrant Pride events held here, each August definitely helped!
Gay travel here, however, is all relaxation and recreation, so don’t expect queer nightlife to match other gay beach hotspots like Puerto Vallarta, Mykonos, and Phuket.
This might be Colombia, but it seems the raw strength and unbridled queer nightlife of Medellin and Bogota have not quite made it to the sleepy coast just yet.
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Touristicogay was 3 weeks in Colombia and visited 4 cities: Bogota, Cali, Medellin and Cartagena. We had 2 goals: are the prejudices true and how gay is Colombia? In Europe many people think Colombia is still dangerous and everyone offers you drugs. But is that true?
We arrived at the airport after a flight of 12 hours. Many airline companies start with flights to Bogota, also KLM and Lufthansa in Europe. Outside you choose the official taxi, like in every country.
BOGOTA
Bogota is a huge city and not so warm as other cities, so warm clothes in the evening are necessary. We stayed in Hostel Pink, a gay venue in Chapinero very cover to all the gaybars and discos. Reny and his team offer you a nice basic room with a breakfast for you and your partner.
For the touristic part you must be in the historical town. This beautiful part of the noun offers you the gold museum and an old town that you can visit with a free tour offered by Bogota&#;s touristic office. Also visit the monastery on the mountain. You can take a train or a cable. Enjoy the view on the mountain. It is amaz
Despite its sordid history with the drugs cartels, Colombia has undergone a major transformation over the last 20 years. And although Catholicism is still strong here, Colombian society is often considered more tolerant compared to its neighbors because of the diversity within the population. It is however worth noting that the machismo attitude still persists quite strongly in rural areas, particularly near the coast.
Legal rights and protections for LGBTQ+ people in Colombia are considered among the most progressive in Latin America. Same-sex marriage was legalized in April in Colombia with the first same-sex wedding taking place in Cali on 24 May In addition, Congress passed a law banning discrimination on sexual orientation in , adoption for same-sex couples was legalized in and the right to switch your gender has been in place since Colombia’s progressive legal rights and protections has won the destination the title of best LGBTQ+ emerging destination at the FITUR travel trade reveal in Madrid, and is one of the reasons why Colombia was considered the Leading LGBTQ+ De