Barranquilla
Barranquilla is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia.
Barranquilla is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean coast region; as of 2018, it had a population of 1,206,319, making it Colombia's fourth-most populous city after Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Every year by the end of February or early March (forty days before Ash Wednesday), Barranquilla hosts its famous "Carnaval de Barranquilla" (carnival of Barranquilla), a four-day-long celebration in which the true partying spirit of the city is unleashed. Parades, dances, concerts and many cultural manifestations take place all over town.
- 01Castillo de Salgar
There is an attractive colonial-era building in the nearby town of Salgar, about 20km out of town.
- 02Gran Malecón
Restaurants, playground, and a good place to stroll and take in the sights.
- 03Museo Mapuka
- 04Zoológico de Barranquilla
Park-like zoo featuring a variety of animals.
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Things to do
Barranquilla is a large, complex city. Daytime activities are mainly of shopping and eating, but nightlife is active all year round, with bars and nightclubs open from Thursdays to Sundays in most cases. Some of the main party spots in town are Trucupey Latin Disco, AguaHelada, MoMa and Frogg Leggs if you plan to dance.
- 01Go bowling at: Bolera Moñona
Carrera 51B No.
- 02Xtreme Park Barranquilla
- 03Mini Golf
Centro Comercial Buenavista II-Piso1.
- 04Bocas de Ceniza
It is possible to get to the end of the breakwater that helps manage the flow of the Río Magdalena out to the Caribbean Sea.
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Where to eat
Both local and international cuisine are available in town. Local delicacies include arroz con coco and sancocho de guandul (a soup made of pigeon peas or "guandules" and meat), bocachico frito (fried fish from the Magdalena river), sancocho, and fritos (fried foods), including arepas and empanadas. If you wish to try local food, good choices are; Mag Mondongo - (Cl. 84 # 51- 32, Nte.
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Getting to Barranquilla
- Airports
- Ernesto Cortissoz (BAQ), 11 km · Rafael Nuñez (CTG), 98 km
- Cartagena → Barranquilla100 km · quickest by road, 2h 37m · COL$22,300–29,700
- Medellín → Barranquilla532 km · quickest by air, 4h 50m · COL$280,970–435,930
- Bogota → Barranquilla711 km · quickest by air, 4h 48m · COL$299,930–465,130
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Barranquilla
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Barranquilla. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inTo get there from the tramway system you can take Alimentador A-71 or A-94, and also many "unofficial" colectivos, ask people in the street.
- Get aroundMototaxis are an illegal way of transportation that has grown in popularity.
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Next door to Barranquilla
Barranquilla is 8 km from Soledad, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.