Cartagena is a city founded on Piracy. Our founder Pedro Heredia left Spain in search of his fourtune after an uncovered affair threatened to dishonor his families name and reputation.

The Spanish Crown then paid off the English Pirate Sir Francis Drake, who caused havoc on the city in a siege lasting over a month, where he burnt down over half of the city.

After rebuilding and fortifying the Crown Jewel of the Spanish Caribbean, the Cartageneros fought of the French, and then defeated the English during the War of Jenkin’s Ear. 

The best way to experience everything that Cartagena has to over is to jump on a pirate ship and sail the same seas as our founding pirates!

Aye! Matey! See you on board, hopefully you won’t have to talk the plank!