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Northern part of Colombia
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The Costa Norte (North Coast) is a region in northern Colombia along the Caribbean Sea.
Several cities in the region have major commercial airports, some with international service. The two largest airports are:
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Corozal · Regional · CZU
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the Gold Port and fourth largest city in the nation isn't necessarily that exciting most of the year, but its Carnival is the second biggest in the world after Rio's, and is both an amazing cultural experience and one heck of a party!
the Heroic City, Capital of the Bolívar department is Colombia's tourist city par excellence. The colonial architecture and the skyscrapers can be seen together in this city that offers a unique experience of festivals, historic attractions, restaurants, and hotels.
a village with beautiful calm beaches.
the capital of the department of La Guajira on the Caribbean coast
a friendly colonial town on an island on the Magdalena river
a popular base for adventure tourism in the beautiful areas surrounding, and unique in the sense that it offers you beautiful beaches one day, and the next one a walk to the foothill of a snowy mountain, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the highest in the country.
a backpacker and hippie haven in a one-time peaceful little fishing village just north of Santa Marta.
a popular weekend and holiday destination for Colombian tourists and the gate to the magnificent Islas de San Bernardo.
beautiful gold-sand beaches on the desert Guajira Peninsula
lost city of the Tayrona Indians, deep in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Natural Park
tropical Andean highlands region known as the Paramillo Massif
northern-most point of mainland South America, at the northern tip of the Guajira Peninsula
remote mountain wilderness important as an indigenous spiritual center and site of the Ciudad Perdida archaeological site
virgin beach paradise against jungle covered cliffs
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