Metropolitan Atlántico, Colombia

Barranquilla

Colombia's Golden Gate to the Caribbean.

Population

~1.2 millones

Best time to visit

Carnaval (febrero/marzo)

The town

Capital of the department of Atlántico and the leading city on Colombia's Caribbean coast, Barranquilla is Colombia's 'Golden Gate.' On the banks of the Río Magdalena, it's the birthplace of Carnaval de Barranquilla — a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity — and a vibrant destination for culture, food, and riverside life. Walk the Gran Malecón del Río, visit the Museo del Caribe, the Casa del Carnaval, and the Ventana al Mundo, landmarks of a city that lives at full volume.

Getting thereAtlántico's capital, served by Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport and connected by the Ruta 90 and the Cordialidad highway.