Nobel author Garcia Marquez’s ashes returned to Colombia

CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) — The ashes of Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez have been laid to rest in the historic Caribbean port city of Cartagena, Colombia, where he began his writing career.
On Sunday, members of Garcia Marquez’s family were joined by friends and local dignitaries in dedicating a bronze bust of the author in a colonial-era cloister in the city.
The bust sits atop a commemorative stone holding part of Garcia Marquez’s ashes. The rest of the as