A Panorama view of the city skyline.

The city of Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias in Spanish  is a port located on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region.  It is the fifth-largest city in Colombia and the second largest in the region, after Barranquilla. The urban area of Cartagena is also the fifth-largest urban area in the country. Economic activities include the maritime and petrochemicals industries, as well as tourism.