The Castle of San Luis de Bocachica, also called Fort St. Louis, was a military fortress that defended Cartagena, Colombia. The Spanish built it in the 17th century. After it suffered war damage in the 18th century, they erected a new coastal fortification, the Castle of San Fernando on the same site.
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Disappointing. The Fort has some interesting historical displays, but it is not well kept. The town itself is either falling apart or half built. Roads are un paved a d rocky. The trip was even worse. We tried to follow other reviews and suggestions, but the information from them did not match our experience. Most sources said the port tax was 14,000 CPO per person; we paid 3,000 CPO per person. Most sources said the boat ride would be 7,000 CPO per person and to be wary of "guides" upon arrival in Bocachica. A person at the dock bugged us, and we kept telling him we wanted the boat ride and no guide. He finally pointed to a boat and said it is the one we should take. He then introduced us to a mam, indicating that the boat was his. He then said that it would be 50,000 CPO per person, round trip. The person we were introduced to did not pilot the boat but was another passenger. When we arrived, he then started leading us, but in the opposite direction of the fort. When we were finally able to stop him, we were able to find out he was taking us to a castle. We said no, just the fort, and that we would go on our own. He then insisted on leading us to the fort, where he demanded more money. We paid another 20,000 CPO, and he left us. After touring the fort a bit of the area around it, we returned to the dock. All the people at the dock directed us to another pier with different boats. Several different people 1asked for more money, but we insisted that we had paid for a round trip, naming the guide and showing pictures of the boat. Eventually, someone explained that it was a different company, and we had to pay an additional 10,000 CPO per person for the return trip.
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We took the water taxi to Bocachica today to see the forts and town. Got off the boat and got approached by a local “guide” that only works for donations. We kept asking for a price and he insisted it was free. So we decided to follow him and figured we would give him COP 50,000 at the end. He was very nice and led us on a nice journey through town to see how the locals live and also both forts. At the end, at the last fort, he pulled us to the side where nobody was around and demanded COP 100,000 and he wasn’t going to walk with us back to the boat. Anyways we gave him 70,000 and left on a sour note. Too bad. Everything else was good. Spent a little money on the island to contribute to the town. They were great. Should be a 5 star review except for the guide. I suggest going there but learn...
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Compré el tour con mi familia a bocachica, el lugar nos pareció muy bonito y tranquilo, la señora que vende la comida muy amable y rico, desafortunadamente por personas como las que nos dió el tour es que cartagena tiene esa mala fama, el señor muy amable al comienzo nos hablo sobre la historia y nos dejó en la playa que si es hermosa, ya cuando nos íbamos a ir le dió por pedir comida y cerveza y sin preguntar le dijo a la señora de la comida que nosotros pagabamos, lo dejamos pasar pero después empezó a acosar de que nos teníamos que ir cuando el había dado otra hora de salida, nos hizo caminar por más de 20 minutos al otro lado de la isla, literal no dijo ni una sola palabra y cuando le preguntamos por qué íbamos por ese lado que no estaba nada bonito y ya estaba dando miedo por qué íbamos con niños y de la forma que actuaba la verdad pensamos que algo nos iba a pasar, empezó a decir de mala gana que era un camino más rápido para tomar la lancha lo cual es mentira por qué por dónde llegamos fue a dos min de la playa donde estuvimos, entre los dientes nos insultaba y la.verdad al no conocer y con mucho miedo solo lo seguimos callados y caminamos en ese calor cargando los niños, cuando llegamos a la lancha estaba completamente llena y empezó a gritarnos que nos acomodaramos como fuera, éramos 5 adultos y tres niños y le decíamos que era imposible por qué habria sobre cupo no había donde sentarnos, empezó a gritar como un loco que nos teníamos que.meter y saco una cuchillo amenazandos y pidiendo dinero, de el miedo nos metimos pero al no haber espacio no había como sostenernos con los ninos, la persona de la lancha amigo de el otro no le importo y se fue a toda velocidad, las personas trataban de ayudarnos para tenernos mientras tratabamos de cargar a los niños , llegamos temblando y sin ganas de volver a este lugar, me da tristeza que por culpa de este tipo de personas cartagena y Colombia tenga está fama...
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