Cartagena of The Indies or Cartagena, it is the capital of the department of Bolivar, Colombia. Was founded by it in the year 1533 by Pedro de Heredia. It is the principal tourist destination of Colombia and fifth city of the country in population after Bogota, Medellin, Cali and Barranquilla. From 1991 Cartagena is a Tourist District and Cultural
The city is located on the banks of the Caribbean Sea and is one of the most important tourist epicentres of Colombia, as also the second urban center in importance in the Caribbean Colombian Region, after Barranquilla.
Location of Cartagena de Indias Bolivar
*country: Colombia
*Département : Bolivar
*Region: Caribe
*location: 10°26′″N 75°30′″O
MAIN SPA IN CARTAGENA DE INDIAS
Tcherassi Hotel + SPA Colombia
Single room standard in the Tcherassi Hotel and Spa
Room facilities:
Large, quiet single room with 5-star standard, contemporary furnishings and with sound-proofed windows. Large bed, bedside table, desk and chair, trouser press.
Bathroom facilities:
Shower or bath tub, WC and bidet, large wash basin, bath mats, cosmetic and shaving mirror, shower gel, cosmetic articles, hairdryer.
Technical facilities:
Direct dial telephone, TV, Pay-TV, DVD, fax machine, room safe, air conditioning, high speed internet connection over WLAN or HOTSPOT.
Tcherassi Hotel and Spa, Cartagena, Columbia (www.tcherassihotels.com)
Downing espresso is not the only way to get a caffeine boost in Cartagena, Columbia. At the Tcherassi Spa, the body is first exfoliated with a chocolate scrub, then wrapped in a mask made of Columbian-grown coffee. The caffeine increases blood flow, relieving dullness and plumping the skin. Some say it can even temporarily reduce the appearance of cellulite, and many women in South America have used the ingredient to make skin-smoothing creams.
Banana leaf wrap
Spa Vida of Hilton Papagayo Costa Rica Resort and Spa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica (www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/SJOPAHH-Hilton-Papagayo-Costa-Rica-Resort-Spa/index.do)
You do not have to traverse the rainforest to bask in banana leaves. In this uniquely Costa Rican treatment, warm local volcanic mud is applied all over the body before you are cocooned in five banana leaves. The metre-long leaves work to keep the mud warm while it works its re-mineralizing, relaxing magic.
Frankincense salt scrub
Spasaab at Sasaab, Kenya (www.thesafaricollection.com/camps-and-lodges/sasaab.aspx)
Extracted from the Boswelia neglecta trees in Northern Kenya, the frankincense oil used in Spasaab's salt scrub not only lifts moods and regenerates skin, but also contributes to the local community. "Frankincense is a traditional African beauty product and the sustainable collection provides an important source of income for rural people," said Ali Allport, one of the general managers of Sasaab, the safari resort located just west of Samburu National Reserve. "Using native ingredients and traditional remedies fosters a deeper connection to the experience and locally grown and collected ingredients provide a direct benefit for the local people."
Karmairi Hotel Spa was designed as a tropical beachfront cottagewith all the adaptations of a hotel of international stature, combinedwith the magic of the Caribbean. Kumali ritual
Spa qualia, Hamilton Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia (www.qualia.com.au)
The Aboriginal word "Kumali" means "sacred," and in this treatment, Spa qualia reveres the native and natural ingredients used to bring guests relaxation. After applying a rice and oil scrub, a massage therapist rubs heated poultices full of Australian herbs and extracts, like tea tree and kakadu plum, over the body. "Eucalyptus, lemon myrtle and other native aromas provide a relaxing and therapeutic treatment," said spa director Aleisha Lloyd. "The heated herbs relieve tight muscles, while the sacred herbs act to bring the client into a dreamtime state of consciousness."
