Presentation

Fluvial Intendance Building

Building  located in the sector of Carrera 46 with Vía 40, it is considered an iconic asset of high heritage value that becomes a strategic center of cultural management at the entrance of the Avenida del Río Centro Histórico. Its recovery in 2014, means the reunion of the Barranquilleros with the Magdalena River and has become a recreational space where you can enjoy traditional cuisine, the Fluvial Intendance has become a must to visit in the Historic Center from the city. 

                                      

Maria Reina Metropolitan Cathedral

                         

This modern building is the most representative Catholic temple in Barranquilla, it consists of several elements that are considered very attractive in their own right. The sculptural work of the master Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt, monument of 16 tons in homage to the Cristo Libertador, large mosaics of San José and Maria Reina and gigantic stained glass windows that represent the creation and sacraments of the Catholic Church. In front is the recently inaugurated Plaza de la Paz that also houses galleries and large green areas.

The old Aduana building

                                             

One of the most beautiful architectural monuments of the city of Barranquilla is the Montoya Station , starting point of the Barranquilla-Sabanilla railway line. Inaugurated in 1871, built by the Railway and Pier Company, and which is part of the set of republican buildings of the Old Customs , considered as the cultural center of the city. Another building that is part of this beautiful complex is the old Aduana building (which currently houses the Pilot Library of the Caribbean, the Children's Pilot Library of the Caribbean and the Hans Federico Neuman Musical Documentation Center), as well as other interesting urban spaces they are part of this complex, such as the Aduana-Elbers cultural park , the Locomotora square , the Mario Santo Domingo Auditorium , a small square, the Customs gallery and the Arcade , spaces for holding events, presentations, assemblies, meetings , among others. These buildings underwent a thorough restoration in the 90s, in fact, the old Customs building was awarded the First National Architecture Award in the category of Restoration, and the First Prize International FIABCI Urban Renovation. Undoubtedly, it is one of the great tourist references of a city that was born less than 200 years ago, but thanks to its privileged location on the Caribbean Sea, it obtained a rapid growth and development, until consolidating itself at present as the fourth city most important in the country.

Caribbean Museum

Barranquilla is the first regional museum in Colombia, an interactive space that disseminates the culture of the region. Its central theme is the Colombian Caribbean in its environmental, historical and socio-cultural dimensions.

                       

The Museum of the Caribbean is a place of sensations. There are no mummies or Simón Bolívar costumes or first editions. It offers the visitor an immersive experience, gives it elements to go beyond contemplation. It exposes information, data, images, portraits and sounds about the immense and enchanting culture of the Caribbean. It is also the first museum in the country specialized in a region. But, above all, it has the quality of the native of the region to make resistance, through imagination and occurrence, to boredom

                                                   

The scenes of the Museum of the Caribbean were structured with the advice of the Brazilian museographer Marcello Dantas, artist, curator and designer of interactive museums. The recreation of environments is done through multimedia resources The Museum offers a space for the strengthening of identity and the reconstruction of an imaginary of the region.

It presents the cultural manifestations, the historical memory of its inhabitants and motivates a reflection on the environment, the territory and the importance of the latter in the development of the region.

It also emphasizes the dual ownership of the region, both in Colombia and in the Greater Caribbean basin.

History

About Barranquilla

The foundation of Barranquilla dates back to 1629, and was only established in the law in 1813. It became an important port that served as a refuge for immigrants from Europe, Asia and the Middle East. At the end of the 19th century and the opening of Puerto Colombia, the port of Barranquilla was to the west 15 km from the city, the city grew a lot becoming a maritime and fluvial port. A symbol of this is the construction of the Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, in 1919, the first airport in South America.

Nowadays Barranquilla is an important industrial center (of oils, chemical products, pharmaceutical products, petroleum ...) and its port is a center for the trade of cotton and coffee. It is also the home of the festival of the same name: the Carnival of Barranquilla, the best ambassador of the city.

Window to the world

This monument is located on the round point that connects Circunvalar Avenue and Via 40.

This great tourist site, is characterized by its colorful and modern structure, it's the highest monument of the country, which will become a very important chapter of Barranquilla’s history. We are talking about the 45 meters high.