A new campaign headed by retired Colombian soccer star Carlos Valderrama encourages tourists to visit Tayrona National Park in the northern Caribbean region of Colombia.

Users of major travel website Trip Advisor vote the beaches of San Andres Island and Santa Marta two of the top ten beach destinations in South America.

Barranquilla authorities say that the city's carnival drew more than a million people between Friday and Tuesday.

Baranquilla Carnival commences with an explosion of color and characters on the Caribbean coast.

Local newspaper El Heraldo en reggaeton act Dragon y Caballero both made videos of what the first day of Barranquilla's carnival was like. The newspaper did so from the audience's perspective, the reggaetoneros did it the other way around.

The Barranquilla carnival, one of Colombia's most important cultural events, kicks off with the extravagant Battle of the Flowers.

Barranquilla's 2012 Carnival, one of Colombia's most important events of the year, takes place from Saturday through Tuesday. This schedule should help make sure you don't miss a thing.

hotels in Colombia's Caribbean city of Santa Marta are filling up during holiday season as its tourism industry continues to grow.

Following a month of Christmas celebrations, Colombia's Caribbean departments have entered months of local festivals, some accompanied by controversial "Corralejas" or participatory bull fights.

Colombia's Caribbean coastal city of Santa Marta works to develop its own brand as part of an initiative to boost local tourism.