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Caribbean South America[1] is asubregion ofSouth America that borders theCaribbean Sea, including theSouthern Caribbean, consisting of theCaribbean region of Colombia[2] and theVenezuelan Caribbean.[3]
Significant cities and metropolitan areas with populations over 250,000 on South America's Caribbean coast include, from west to east:Cartagena (914,552),Barranquilla (2,370,753 metropolitan area),Santa Marta (499,192 district),Maracaibo (5,278,448 metropolitan area),Caracas (8,956,813 metropolitan area),Barcelona (815,141),Puerto La Cruz (454,312), andCumaná (405,626).
By extension,The Guianas, while not bordering the Caribbean Sea directly, are commonly reckoned with this region, as well, on account of their close ties withCaribbean countries, e.g. through membership in theAssociation of Caribbean States, theCaribbean Community, North AmericanCONCACAF, and even theWest Indies Cricket Team.