Callejón Angosto

This guide to Callejon Angosto in Cartagena's Getsemani neighborhood walks down an alley barely wide enough for two people, once packed with more families than almost any other street in the barrio. It follows writer Plutarco Melendez's memories of neighbors like Froilan and Nutricia, and the arguments, jokes and shared meals that spilled into public because there was nowhere private to have them. Colorful umbrellas now shade the same coral-stone walls, but the guide asks what used to fill this narrow space instead.