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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Santa Cruz de Mompox is surrounded by the Magdalena River, and it is known as the largest river island in Latin America. Its streets hold one of Colombia??????s unique cultural treasures, recognized in 1995 by Unesco as a World Heritage Site in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Inside of a Workshop filigree handcrafts (the municipality??????s characteristic goldsmith technique) ??????in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Santa Cruz de Mompox is surrounded by the Magdalena River, and it is known as the largest river island in Latin America. Its streets hold one of Colombia??????s unique cultural treasures, recognized in 1995 by Unesco as a World Heritage Site in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Santa Cruz de Mompox is surrounded by the Magdalena River, and it is known as the largest river island in Latin America. Its streets hold one of Colombia??????s unique cultural treasures, recognized in 1995 by Unesco as a World Heritage Site in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Santa Cruz de Mompox is surrounded by the Magdalena River, and it is known as the largest river island in Latin America. Its streets hold one of Colombia??????s unique cultural treasures, recognized in 1995 by Unesco as a World Heritage Site in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Inside of a Workshop filigree handcrafts (the municipality??????s characteristic goldsmith technique) ??????in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Inside of a Workshop filigree handcrafts (the municipality??????s characteristic goldsmith technique) ??????in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Santa Cruz de Mompox is surrounded by the Magdalena River, and it is known as the largest river island in Latin America. Its streets hold one of Colombia??????s unique cultural treasures, recognized in 1995 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Santa Cruz de Mompox is surrounded by the Magdalena River, and it is known as the largest river island in Latin America. Its streets hold one of Colombia??????s unique cultural treasures, recognized in 1995 by Unesco as a World Heritage Site in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Inside of a Workshop filigree handcrafts (the municipality??????s characteristic goldsmith technique) ??????in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Inside of a Workshop filigree handcrafts (the municipality??????s characteristic goldsmith technique) ??????in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Inside of a Workshop filigree handcrafts (the municipality??????s characteristic goldsmith technique) ??????in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Santa Cruz de Mompox is surrounded by the Magdalena River, and it is known as the largest river island in Latin America. Its streets hold one of Colombia??????s unique cultural treasures, recognized in 1995 by Unesco as a World Heritage Site in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Santa Cruz de Mompox is surrounded by the Magdalena River, and it is known as the largest river island in Latin America. Its streets hold one of Colombia??????s unique cultural treasures, recognized in 1995 by Unesco as a World Heritage Site in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Santa Cruz de Mompox is surrounded by the Magdalena River, and it is known as the largest river island in Latin America. Its streets hold one of Colombia??????s unique cultural treasures, recognized in 1995 by Unesco as a World Heritage Site in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Inside of a Workshop filigree handcrafts (the municipality??????s characteristic goldsmith technique) ??????in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Inside of a Workshop filigree handcrafts (the municipality??????s characteristic goldsmith technique) ??????in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Santa Cruz de Mompox is surrounded by the Magdalena River, and it is known as the largest river island in Latin America. Its streets hold one of Colombia??????s unique cultural treasures, recognized in 1995 by Unesco as a World Heritage Site in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Inside of a Workshop filigree handcrafts (the municipality??????s characteristic goldsmith technique) ??????in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Santa Cruz de Mompox is surrounded by the Magdalena River, and it is known as the largest river island in Latin America. Its streets hold one of Colombia??????s unique cultural treasures, recognized in 1995 by Unesco as a World Heritage Site in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Santa Cruz de Mompox is surrounded by the Magdalena River, and it is known as the largest river island in Latin America. Its streets hold one of Colombia??????s unique cultural treasures, recognized in 1995 by Unesco as a World Heritage Site in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Inside of a Workshop filigree handcrafts (the municipality??????s characteristic goldsmith technique) ??????in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Santa Cruz de Mompox is surrounded by the Magdalena River, and it is known as the largest river island in Latin America. Its streets hold one of Colombia??????s unique cultural treasures, recognized in 1995 by Unesco as a World Heritage Site in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Santa Cruz de Mompox is surrounded by the Magdalena River, and it is known as the largest river island in Latin America. Its streets hold one of Colombia??????s unique cultural treasures, recognized in 1995 by Unesco as a World Heritage Site in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOMPOX, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 28: Santa Cruz de Mompox is surrounded by the Magdalena River, and it is known as the largest river island in Latin America. Its streets hold one of Colombia??????s unique cultural treasures, recognized in 1995 by Unesco as a World Heritage Site in Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia on November 28, 2021. Mompox was founded on May 3rd 1537 by Alonso de Heredia, and was named after the Mompox chief, a tribal leader who lived back then. The municipality used to home the Malibu Indians. This mysterious place is entrenched in the department of Bol????var. It transports tourists to a different dimension due to the structure of its streets that break through the Spanish style, and its tall arched houses that combat heat. During the Conquista, Mompox was an important trading hub between Cartagena and inland. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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