CARIBBEAN REGION: LOCATION, CHARACTERISTICS, CULTURE, GASTRONOMY - CULTURE VOCABULARY - 2025

The Caribbean region is one of the natural regions that make up the Republic of Colombia. Historically, socially and culturally it is one of the most important regions of the country, due to the fact that a social network has been articulated through traditions and ways of living that are notoriously distinguished from other regions of the country.

Although it barely occupies just over 11% of the country's territory, the Caribbean region is made up of eight departments: Atlántico, Bolívar, Cesar, Córdoba, La Guajira, Magdalena, Sucre and Urabá Antioqueño. The population of this region is around 20% national, having large populated centers such as Barranquilla, Cartagena or Santa Marta.

Due to its differentiating nature, in the Caribbean region there has always been a will to establish a greater framework of autonomy within the Colombian state. The inhabitants of the Caribbean region have an accent that is different from that of much of the rest of the country, resembling even more that of neighboring Venezuela.

Unlike many other Colombians, the coastal people historically had more influence from the black population, which is reflected in their skin color.

What most identifies the Colombian Caribbean region is its collective identity. Despite being geographically divided into eight departments, its citizens maintain a common identity, connected by the Caribbean Sea. On many occasions, the historical connection with the rest of the country has occurred through the great navigable rivers.

Location and limits

The Caribbean region of Colombia is located in the northern area of ​​this country, right at the northern point of South America. This region is one of the most important in Colombia, thanks to its economic and cultural activity

Colombia has five other regions, and the inhabitants of the Colombian Caribbean region are called coastal, a name that refers to the coast on which this region is located.

The extension of the Caribbean region of Colombia goes from the Gulf of Urabá on its west side to the Guajira peninsula on the east side. From the north it reaches the Atlantic Ocean and from the south part of the end of the three mountain ranges on Colombian soil: the western, the eastern and the central.

The most important cities that make up the Caribbean region of Colombia are the following: Soledad, Barranquilla, Cartagena de Indias, Valledupar, Riohacha, Santa Marta, Sincelejo and Montería, among others.

There are eight departments that make up the Caribbean region of Colombia. These departments are Atlántico, whose capital is Barranquilla; Bolívar, whose capital is Cartagena de Indias; Córdoba, whose capital city is Montería; and Magdalena, being Santa Marta the capital city.

Also part of this region are the César departments, whose capital city is Valledupar; La Guajira, whose capital is Riohacha; Sucre, whose capital is Sincelejo; and the Urabá Antioqueño.

Several of the cities that make up the Caribbean region of Colombia are among the most important in the country. An example of this are the cities of Santa Marta, which has about 400,000 inhabitants; Cartagena de Indias, with almost 900,000 citizens; and Barranquilla, which is characterized by being the fourth most populated city in Colombia and the first in the Caribbean region.

Limits

The limits of the Caribbean region of Colombia are the following:

-To the north it borders the Caribbean Sea.

-To the south it borders the Andean region.

-To the east it borders the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

-To the west it borders the Pacific region of Colombia.

Characteristics of the Caribbean region

Presence of the Caribbean Sea

Actress Sofía Vergara. Toglenn / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

Politics and science

Rodrigo de Bastidas, Rafael Nuñez, José María Campo Serrano, José Ignacio Díazgranados Morales, Adriana Ocampo, Julieta Solano.

History

See main article: History of the Caribbean region.

Relief

See main article: Relief of the Caribbean region.

Economy

See main article: Economy of the Caribbean region.

Hydrography

See main article: Hydrography of the Caribbean region.

Weather

See main article: Climate of the Caribbean region.

farming

See main article: Agriculture in the Caribbean region.

Natural resources

See main article: Natural resources of the Caribbean region.

Tourist sites

See main article: Tourist sites in the Caribbean region.

Myths

See main article: Myths of the Caribbean region.

References

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