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What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• Hotel El Prado (Pass by)

  The history of this hotel began 100 years ago, at the dawn of the 20th century, when Barranquilla stood out as the development pole of the country and the entire Caribbean. River navigation, aviation, broadcasting and sports quickly turned a hamlet of dusty streets from there known as the Arenosa, into a model in Latin America. The idea of building a modern hotel for the burgeoning Barranquilla of the 20th century was the American Karl C. Parrish, the same who seven years ago had begun the construction of the El Prado urbanization, sector in the north of the city where the hotel is located and that 100 years later is considered as one of the architectural jewels of Barranquilla and the Colombian Caribbean. Given the promising panorama of the city, which attracted entrepreneurs, the work was inaugurated on February 15, 1930 and was the first international tourist hotel in the city, which became a mandatory reference site.

  Admission ticket free
• Parque Los Fundadores (Pass by)

  Designed primarily as the Boulevard Central of the El Prado Urbanization in the second decade of the twentieth century, where there is a monument to the martyrs of aviation in the country, who die in an accident in Bocas de Ceniza, for this reason a bronze Eagle poses as a symbol of the second oldest aviation company in the world (Scadta, now Avianca). In the Founders Park you can also find the statue of General Diego A. Castro, first Governor of the Atlantic and the Fallen Hero monument in honor of the victims of violence

  Admission ticket free
• 1
  Callejones del Prado

  Los Callejones del Prado is an open-air museum made with art and color showing us the development and progress of our city! Enjoy this open-air museum: Triple A Alley (Cll 66 Cra 59) Callejon Gases del Caribe (Cll 60A Cra 59) Family Alley (Cll 60A Cra 53)

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Carnival Museum (Pass by)

  Located in the Abajo neighborhood, a traditional sector of Barranquilla, this architectural gem built in 1929 preserved its colonial style that the Caridi Mitriani family remodeled in the 90s and gave to the Carnival Foundation of Barranquilla as the venue of the party organization and meeting point of its participants. It is one of the favorite attractions of the city and currently promotes the heritage recovery of the sector through crafts, gastronomy, music and other elements of Barranquillera identity.

  Admission ticket free
• 2
  Edgar Renteria Stadium

  Edgar Rentería baseball stadium is a venue for baseball practice in Barranquilla. It was built on the site of the old Tomas Arrieta stadium, demolished in 2016. It has the endorsement of Major League Baseball and the International Baseball Federation, in order to host future double A club tournaments and Caribbean Series. It has a capacity of up to 12,000 spectators seated in portable stands, according to MLB standards.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Antiguo Edificio de la Aduana

  The Cultural Complex of Old Customs is a cultural center in Barranquilla, Colombia. It is composed of the Historical Archive of the Atlantic Department, the Caribbean Pilot Library, the Caribbean Pilot Children's Library and the Hans Federico Neuman Music Documentation Center. It is managed by the Luis Eduardo Nieto Arteta Corporation; it works in historic restored buildings such as the old Customs building and the Tram and Montoya stations, ideal for taking excellent photos

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Monumento a las Mariposas amarillas (Pass by)

  Monument 'Yellow Butterflies' the tribute to Gabriel García Márquez in Barranquilla This sculpture is 5.50 meters high on a pedestal 1.2 meters high and 2.5 meters wide, made of steel.

  Admission ticket free
• Plaza de la Intendencia Fluvial (Pass by)

  The building was built between 1926 and 1928, but for its definitive commissioning only happened on June 24, 1935, it housed the control of river traffic on the Magdalena River. Adjacent were the headquarters of different river companies and shipping companies, so the pipe on the bank of which is also known as "de los Compañías", which in turn communicates the city center with the main body of the Magdalena River.

  Admission ticket free
• 4
  Aleta del Tiburón

  The Grand Malecón is a sports, gastronomic and cultural sector of Barranquilla is structured in two main concepts, which are the landscape avenue and the tourist seawall, became the place of leisure for own and tourists where the city faces the river. The first level, which is at the level of the landscape road, has 2 large areas for the leisure of citizens. Ideal for taking great photos

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Caimán del Río

  The River Cayman is a unique space in its format offering the city of Barranquilla the first gastronomic market facing the Magdalena River with an experience of open kitchens under one concept. With the River Cayman, Barranquilla writes a new chapter in the history of immigrant culture that characterizes us. Italian cuisine, authentic recipes of Asian culture, flavors of the Mediterranean, American culinary innovation, cutting-edge proposals of Mexican food and beers of the world. Ideal for taking great photos

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Shakira Statue

  The imposing piece in bronze and aluminum was made by local artist Yino Márquez with the collaboration of about 30 students and graduates of the District School of Arts. It was first sculpted from clay and then a mold was made from silicone and fiberglass into which the molten bronze was poured. The silver details of the skirt are made of aluminum. The sculpture immortalizes one of the iconic movements of the ravine artist. According to sculptor Yino Márquez, the shape of the skirt alludes to the river and the sea. Ideal for taking photos

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Monumento Ventana Al Mundo

  It is the product of an urban art competition on social networks promoted by the brand Tecnoglass, the winner is a ravine architect named Diana Escorcia. It is a tribute to Barranquilla “La Puerta de Oro” which now also has a window. It means the fusion between culture and industry. It was built in an abandoned roundabout on Circunvalar Avenue, It is the tallest monument in Colombia, surpassing the Christ of Bucaramanga. It is 46 meters high and withstands wind regimes greater than 200 kilometers per hour. It was built by 300 people who built it in just five months. It's a thematic monument. The story of Barranquilla is told below and in printed glass, highlighting the first episodes of the country: the first boat, the first plane, the first newspaper, the first station, the first emigrants, the first industries, etc.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Letras Barranquilla

  The identifier of Barranquilla, has an extension of 30 meters and a height of 2.2 meters in each letter, in addition to enhancing the limits of the city, shows its referents: the river, the sea, the cayenne and the figures of our Carnival.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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