Playa Castillo Grande — Attraction in Cartagena

Beach was loud, dirty, and crowded. Umbrellas were falling apart. Chairs were just plastic upright chairs. It cost 50,000 to rent the cheapest ones. Totally not worth it. I came here after reading reviews that it was a quieter cleaner beach but that definitely is not the case. I didn’t try to go in the water as I was solo and didn’t want to leave my stuff unattended. There’s a few vendors on the beach that will try to sell you stuff but thankfully they leave you alone when you say no. I definitely won’t be...

We spent 6 days in Columbia and ended up at a hotel right on the beach for the final leg of our trip. Yes, there is a fair amount of soliciting on the beach but as long as you are firm with the vendors they aren't a big deal.

On that note, the local law enforcement did a great job watching out for us on the beach, they made sure no one was being harrassed and also made sure the vendors were ok as well.

The ocean waves were calming at night and the beach wasn't super busy during the day.

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The beach and the water are very dirty, full of all kind of trash. There is also the smell of burnt petroleum from the nearby oil refinery. As a tourist you are constantly attacked by "vendors" trying to sell you water, sunglasses, water scooter ride, etc. (if on this beach it's better than hard to imagine how it looks on others). The only plus of this place is that it is less crowded. Still, not...