Mompox 2014 — cat boanerges

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mompox on an island in the river magdalena in Colombia

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the rio Magdalena made Mompox prosper once

the warehouse to store the gold and silver

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romantic moment

slowly the mighty rivers flows for ages

motor-taxis instead of cars in mompox

our casa hotel "La Casona"

My lady in a mecedora

portal de la marquesa

todays horses are waiting

patio awaiting

a dream of a patio

working hard to be finished before the "holy week"

cathedral Santa Barbara

the canary will keep singing.g

a patio is waiting

6 hrs by bus-boat to attend the jazz festival of mompox.z

stray cats are helped

the end of the day.

Plaza Santo Domingo

the usual local food, fried everything

espresso en el campo

colonial archtecture

Mompox is still quiet and undisturbed by tourism. The buildings in Spanish colonial architecture are in original state. It has a very hot climate and is still difficult to reach by car and ferry from Cartagena de Indias. However a new bridge over the river Magdalena to connect Mompox to Cartagena is being built so this peace will change.

Mompox on the banks of the Rio Magdalena used to be an important city for the Spanish conquistadores. They stored in the shown warehouse the gold and silver they seized from the indigenous of Colombia. The city was far enough situated from the sea to be safe from pirates and corsairs.

More information about Mompox on Colombia Travel