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Colors, rhythm, culture and plenty of flavor is what you’ll find at Colombia’s Puerta de Oro, home to one of the world’s most important carnivals. Dubbed “Culture Capital of the Americas” in 2013, Barranquilla is well known its inhabitants’ joy and spontaneity which leaves a mark on her visitors and their memories thanks to the incomparable activities on offer in the city and its surroundings.
POPULATION 1.212.943 inhabitants
Barranquilla
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
ATLÁNTICO 1 h 30 Approx.
TEMPERATURE 28 ºC – 82 ºF
BOGOTÁ 18 h Approx.
MOVE TO THE BEAT
COLORS AND THE JOY OF A CARNIVAL OVER 100 YEARS OLD WHERE / Barranquilla ACTIVITY DURATION / 4 - 5hours. DESCRIPTION / take part in the Barranquilla Carnival -Colombia’s largest and most important carnival, dress in our colors and join a troupe parading through the city during the popular Batalla de Flores (Flower Battle). Dare to live an experience beyond comparison, dancing to Caribbean rhythms and losing yourself in our Colombian joy.
PARTICIPATE
IN THE BARRANQUILLA CARNIVAL ANY DAY OF THE YEAR ABOARD A MAGDALENA RIVER STEAM SHIP WHERE / Barranquilla ACTIVITY DURATION / 3 - 4 hours. DESCRIPTION / la Mita is a vessel which sails on Colombia’s largest river and which offers a musical experience with the Barranquilla Carnival’s most representative folkloric rhythms; it navigates to “Bocas de Ceniza” where the river meets the Caribbean Sea creating a unique phenomenon.
ENJOY A MEAL
IN SALGAR CASTLE DÓNDE / Barranquilla ACTIVITY DURATION / 3 hours. DESCRIPTION / admire the sunset and a themed dinner at Salgar Castle in Puerto Colombia, a historical monument of colonial architecture.
VISIT THE PUERTA DE ORO BOARDWALK ON THE MAGDALENA RIVER
WHERE/ Barranquilla ACTIVITY DURATION/ 2 hours. DESCRIPTION / falling for the Magdalena river while gazing upon its scenery, nature and Caribbean charm, has become the perfect plan for both locals and visitors. You can enjoy the “River of Life”: the Magdalena of Gabriel Garcia Márquez’s novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude.
AWAKEN YOUR SENSES
IN THE CARIBBEAN MUSEUM WHERE / Barranquilla ACTIVITY DURATION / 3 hours. DESCRIPTION / live a sensory experience in the Caribbean Museum. The Oral Tradition Hall is the perfect place to learn about local rhythms and for a virtual, high-tech dance class in which various figures, instruments, musical pieces and forms of expression are exhibited in a remarkable holographic display.
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