PLAZA DE LA PAZ
Open plaza at the walled city's gate, once a bridge over a moat, now lined with souvenir hawkers.
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This guide to Plaza de la Paz in Cartagena follows the vendors selling sunglasses and selfie sticks beneath a peace monument, on ground that was Boca del Puente until 1997, a drawbridge over a moat into the walled city. You'll hear why a mayor cleared the crossing and named the new square for peace, and how the same block once served a slave market before it became the sweet stalls of the Portal de los Dulces. Look for the Clock Tower behind you, where the vendors' day begins each morning.
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