centro historico de santa cruz de mompox

Santa Cruz de Mompox is really wonderfull the preservation of its colonial architectural features, as expressed by the mixture of its Spanish and Indian styles.

I’ve been traveling to Colombia for years and recall from my first trip how the guidebooks really sold the idea of traveling to Mompox. If you’ve been to Cartagena then a side-trip to Mompox is worthwhile to contrast the cities and learn about their historical significance. Mompox is small so there isn’t too much to do except to take life a little slower for a few days and enjoy the town and surroundings. If you want good filigree jewelry it might take some asking around because the stuff on the streets isn’t always good quality. An excursion by boat in the Magdalena tributaries is fun for bird watchers. If you have a personal vehicle, consider taking the crossing at Santa Ana. While this crossing is not often mentioned, the crossing takes less than 20 minutes and the ferries operate all day (I don’t know their actual operating hours but assume it’s during all daylight hours) without the rigid schedule of the larger ferries in Bodega. While the driving part is longer, the time saved by not waiting on a larger ferry made the trip shorter.

Mompox is a magical city, located in the second biggest sweet water island in South America. Frozen in time because its geographical isolation keeps the wonder and contrasts of the simple. Getting there is an unforgettable adventure including crossing the Magdalena river by a surrealistic version of a Ferry. It's a must in a lifetime.

Downtown Mompox is a jewel not to be missed. Time seems to have stopped as the river and Garcia Marquez novels fly around. Hard to get here. Totally worth it.

They are restoring all the riverside area and some parts round the old buildings. This is causing some inconvenience at the moment but will be complete later 2014. The old colonial centre is well worth the trip to Mompox.

I deeply enjoyed Santa Cruz de Mompox. Very relax little town, full of historical building with beautiful architecture. Nice people and relaxed atmosphere.

Off the beaten tourist track - but go there to find that time has stood still since colonial times. Use the time to stroll around the streets, here are no trendy cafes or restaurants, but good local food in several places. Seven beautiful churches. Be happy with the boat ride (the hotel can usually fix it) on the Magdalena river to enjoy the wildlife and take a hot dip where the water is clear. We stayed at La Casa Amarilla and give this hostal over best recommendations. They will also help you to arrange transport and trips. Comedor Costeño (Calle de la Albarrada no 18-45) have excellent local food, but the street food on Plaza Santo Domingo is great too.

Would be a gem of a place but the garbage is just terrible. Suggest they put their act together and organize proper garbage collection. Also plastic bags ought to be forbidden but this is a countrywide problem.Without all the garbage I would give 5 stars.

The town is sleepy, long-neglected (and therefore shabby in many parts), and on the verge of a tourism boom ... at which point it will become much shabby, more crowded, and more expensive. Getting there is an adventure - we took a bus from Cartagena to Mangangue, then a "chalupa" (a fast river-taxi) for a half-hour to Bodega, then a jouncy taxi to Mompox. Very cool!

Me encanto el contexto historico del lugar, ahora queda en la mitad de la nada; pero tuvo una importancia transcendental en la historia de Colombia. El sitio esta muy bien conservado y hay que visitarlo de dia y de noche.

Mi estadia la disfrute mucho gracias a juan manuel y a todo el equipo del hostal la casa del viajero me llevaron a conocer esta hermosa ciudad las calles de mompox son hermosas y las iglesia que conforman esta ciudad la hacer ser unica lo que mas me gusto es que esta ciudad aun viven las personas de esa zona y de verdad no tienen turistas es muy bonito y espero volver

Mompos consta de un area muy extensa de arquitectura colonial bien mantenida pero de uso actual. La albarrada a lo larga del rio era muy placentera con bellas fachadas y unos cafes y restaurantes.

La parte más bonita de Mompox es la calle de la albarrada que es la que esta frente al río; la tienen en perfecto estado. Es tranquila salvo por las motos que infringen la norma del paso prohibido para ellas.Falta autoridad policial para hace respetar las leyes favoreciendo al peatón, que es, en buena parte, el turista. La ciudad está invadida por motos que contaminan auditiva y ambientalmente. Tristemente esta muy sucia; no hay gestión de la alcaldía para el manejo de basuras y tampoco los momposinos recogen la basura por ver la ciudad linda y atractiva al turista.Hay hoteles bellos y restaurantes excelentes.Disfrutar el río a cualquier hora.El potencial de Mompox en inmenso.

se promener le long du fleuve Magdalena, sous les manguiers et les ficus millénaires . Flaner dans les ruelles le long des arcades. Pénétrer dans les maisons aux grilles en fer forgé. S'asseoir dans un fauteuil en bascule à l'intérieur des patios pour sentir les odeurs des fleurs et écouter le chant des oiseaux. fermer les yeux puis rejoindre en pensée les héros des romans de Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Alors là vous vous sentirez envahir d'un immense bonheur.

Le centre historique de Mompox est assez bien conserve' dans l'architecture coloniale originale, grandes maisons richement décorées, signe d'un passe' glorieux. Les fils électriques abiment un peu le paysage (enfouissement prévu), faudra déplacer une antenne-relais téléphonique au beau milieu du centre historique....