Barranquilla and the Atlántico are positioned as one of the cities and departments of the country with the greatest dynamics of growth and diversity in its economy. Which, together with the conditions of its business environment, make it an ideal destination to invest. Below are some of the reasons that make Barranquilla and Atlántico an attractive territory for investment:
5 reasons
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5 reasons that drive development
Connectivity
Business Infrastructure
Human Resource
Life Quality
Tax incentives and a new era in public management
Strategic location
Strategically located at the gateway to Latin America, we are a multimodal logistics platform with maritime, river, air and land connectivity. This allows us to take advantage of the 15 international free trade agreements signed by the Colombian Government, giving us the opportunity to access to a potential market of around 1.5 billion consumers.
Air Connectivity
It has the Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, just 1 hour from the hub of the Americas in Panama and 3 hours of Miami.
It has a cargo airport that in 2019 it handled approximately 18,310 tons of cargo.
Land connectivity
We are less than 400 km from main capital cities of the Colombian North Coast, 700 km from Antioquia and 600 km from the Santanderes.
We have 4G highways that connects us with the center of the country.
River Connectivity
Barranquilla is located in front of the Magdalena River, the main fluvial artery of Colombia, which crosses 13 departments and in whose basin 80% of the national GDP is generated.
Maritime connectivity
Barranquilla’s Port Zone is integrated by 7 terminals of public use. Nowadays they handle 11% of the Caribbean Region Cargo.
Barranquilla is connected by sea through more than 13 shipping lines with weekly frequencies to destinations in the Caribbean, Central, North and South America.
We are located in the center of the Colombian Caribbean Region, less than 100 kilometers from the ports of Cartagena and Santa Marta.
The Port of Barranquilla is a multipurpose port, which in 2020 handled more than 4.8 million tons. With an historical bulk cargo handling of more than 2.3 million.
Telecommunications
connectivity
4 of the 13 submarine cables that connect Colombia with the world they enter through Barranquilla, allowing high redundancy and fast internet connectivity.
Barranquilla is the main operation center in Colombia to four of the great telecommunications infrastructure operators of the world (iFX, Globenet, Cable & Wireless, Ufinet).
