Cartegana Architecture

Our guide for the morning, Edgar, was wonderful. He answered all my questions thoughtfully. I have never had a personal tour guide before. Having Edgar tour us around added enormously to our enjoyment and understanding of this town.

I am unable to do justice to the lovely streets and alleys, but the gist of it is this. By fiat only the rich could have houses more than one story until after the colony declared Independence. Then the 'republican' style included multi-story homes with beautiful balconies, humongous doors and servants or slave quarters.