Barranquilla Barranquilla [baran kija], capital of the department Atlántico, Colombia, Caribbean coastal lowlands, around 30 km above the mouth of the Magdalena River, (2020) 1.3 million residents. Archbishopric; several universities (including Universidad del Norte); Museo Romántico, two natural history and
Los Nevados National Park One of the largest natural mosaics in Colombia is in the Colombian Andes, where the Central Cordillera is highest. The national park is dominated by the 5,300 meter high Nevado del Ruiz volcano. The Nevado del
Cartagena [- xena], capital of the department Bolívar, Colombia, on the Caribbean coast, (2020) 914 600 residents. Important commercial and main naval port in Colombia; University (founded 1827), Catholic archbishopric, several museums (including a museum of modern art, archaeological museum,