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| Young lady of Cartagena is her dancing make up.... |
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| Getting ready to dance for a show to be aired on CNN |
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| Parrot eyeing passengers in the Marine Passenger Terminal |
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| Lovely Toucan in the Terminal Park |
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| A serious look over from a local Cartagenian |
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| Lush greenery all over the terminal |
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| Vibrantly coloured Parrot |
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| Chatting on a park bench |
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| Stolen kisses... |
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| Feeding station for local birds |
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| Singing the praise of a free lunch |
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| Flamingoes performing mating dance |
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| Lizards crunshing their way through a mountain of fresh lettuce |
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| Veendam, with a newly painted logo - 140 years of Holland America |
Cartagena must have one of the most beautiful cruise terminals in the world. Walking along the dock towards the official terminal building one strolls along hedges of bougainvillae hiding high stacks of containers, ginger blooms in abundance, and large containers containing flowering tropical plants line the passage.
The terminal is located adjacent to what maybe called 'tropical jungle'. Flamingos, monkeys, parrots, toucans, ducks, lizards all wander and flutter around freely, no doubt attracted by the many human provided feeding stations.
A pile of fresh lettuce is being crunched up by lizards, birds pick at melons filled with seed, flamingos peck away at unseen goodies in the grass and monkeys descend from the dense foliage of surrounding trees to steal whatever they can get. Trays with sunflower seeds are paced in photographically strategic spots.
The human contingent may spend money in a few dutyr free stores and artisan and emerald stores or refresh itself in the shore side cafe stocked with a complete array of beverages and various items of junk food. Heaven.
