Appearances can be deceptive

Even though the economy in the capital cities is usually better, poor families can also be found both in the cities' outskirts and inside the city. To set a good example, let's analize the living conditions in Cartagena. As it is a historic and touristic city of Colombia, you would probably expect it to be the city with the lowest rate of social inequality. Nevertheless, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, it is very common to hear about violent, tragic and moving happenings there. According to a research, approximately two quarters of the population have financial problems there and it has been forcasted that the numbers will stay the same at least until the end of the year 2014.