Cl. 31 #3-37, Centro, Cartagena de Indias, Provincia de Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia

La Movida club is a bit hard to explain to someone who has never been. It’s an upscale club that tries hard to be a dive bar. Indeed, La Movida isn’t your traditional dance club. There’s no real dance floor. It’s almost always crowded (with gorgeous young people). The drinks are a site to behold. You have to come dressed to impress or the bouncers won’t even let you in the door!

This odd combination has created a sort of destination for those who crave a bit of counterculture with their dance music. It’s like an old-fashioned speakeasy where you have to know the secret password to get in, but once you’re in you feel like you’ve been transported to a laid-back party in Ibiza.

In short, it’s more of a trendy icon than a laid back juke joint.

But if you do get in you feel like one of the privileged few who has tapped into the true party heart of Cartagena.