El Museo del Ron is a restaurant-bar where rum is the host. It is located in the heart of the beautiful city of Cartagena de Indias, surrounded by walls and immersed in the legends woven into this mythical city of pirates and privateers. Many were the battles in which the only purpose was to seize the city and its treasures, among them rum and their secrets.
Today's Restaurant - Bar El Museo del Ron, offers its customers the ability to meet these secrets and also discover the aromas and flavors of Caribbean cuisine.
El Museo del Ron, invites you to live the experience of travel through the history of Cartagena and his pirates, revealing to you the magic of Caribbean cuisine. All this of course, accompanied by the best-kept treasure of the Caribbean: Ron.
History
El Museo del Ron has a privileged location within the Walled Center, one of the most emblematic buildings of the ancient city, as is the Convent of Santo Domingo. In 1522 the Dominican friars began construction of this imposing building whose work lasted for 150 years.
The Convent of Santo Domingo played an important role in the evangelization of the Church and was also training center for monks and an important point of economic development in the growing city.
This building had to endure various hardships and witnessed important moments in history. In the eighteenth century the convent was looted several times during the bloody attacks by hackers to the city, who not only steal art treasures and caused enormous damage to the building.
Several times and at different times in history, the royal army took the convent as temporary barracks, subjecting them to the ravages of war and military use.
Even nature has dealt a significant blow to the convent, since a strong earthquake in 1761 caused a collapse of the building. The reconstruction of the disaster was slow and the building was gradually abandoned until, in 1821 was completely taken by the Colombian army.
In 1833 the Colombian Government informed the provincial curia that the Convent had been expropriated and turned over to the Diocese of Cartagena to become the seat of a seminar.
For over 170 years the building was in the hands of the archdiocese until it was delivered in Spanish loan to an entity that completely restored some years ago.
Currently at work building the church and agency cooperation where library and art rooms and conventions. On the outside of the convent are among the shops that are, in addition to El Museo del Ron Restaurant-Bar, crafts, emeralds and other restaurants.
Factsheet
* Location: Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
* Address: Corner Gastelbondo with Calle Calle Santo Domingo.
* Tel: * 57 5 6642370
* Offer: Restaurant-Bar, Live Music, Catering and Events.
* Capacity: Restaurant 60 persons.
* Cocktail: 90 persons.
* Other: Stage and sound system: 5 microphones, 10 channel console, speakers, return.
Source:
http://www.museodelroncartagena.com/