Cartagena, Colombia

Cartagena, Colombia is a submarine cable landing point in Colombia (coordinates 10.3867°, -75.5057°). It serves 6 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Colombia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Cartagena, known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias, is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean Sea. Cartagena's past role as a link in the route to the West Indies provides it with important historical value for world exploration and preservation of heritage from the great commercial maritime routes. As a former Spanish colony, it was a key port for the export of Bolivian silver to Spain and for the import of enslaved Africans under the asiento system. It was defensible against pirate attacks in the Caribbean. The city's strategic location between the Magdalena and Sinú rivers also gave it easy access to the interior of New Granada and made it a main port for trade between Spain and its overseas empire, establishing its importance by the early 1540s. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Cartagena, Colombia

Cables landing at Cartagena, Colombia are operated by 25 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AT&T, Alestra, América Móvil (Claro), Bahamas Telecommunications Company, Belize Telemedia, CANTV, Claro Dominicana (Codetel), Enitel, Gold Data, Hondutel, and 15 others. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.

Connectivity profile

From Cartagena, Colombia, international traffic can reach 19 countries through 6 cable systems. Destinations include Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Dominican Republic and 11 more. With multiple redundant paths, traffic at this landing point can reroute through alternative cables if any single system experiences an outage.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Cartagena, Colombia in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• MANTA (2028) — MANTA is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Mexico, Colombia, Panama, United States. Its 6 landing points at Cancún, Cartagena, Maria Chiquita, North Miami Beach, San Blas, and 1 more bridge the networks of Central America, South America, North America, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) (2015) — Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 7 countries across South America, North America. With 9 landing points — including Balboa, Cartagena, Hudishibana, Jacksonville, Mahuma, and 4 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• America Movil Submarine Cable System-1 (AMX-1) (2014) — America Movil Submarine Cable System-1 (AMX-1) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 7 countries across South America, Central America, North America. With 15 landing points — including Barranquilla, Cancún, Cartagena, Fortaleza, Hollywood, and 10 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Colombia-Florida Express (CFX-1) (2008) — Colombia-Florida Express (CFX-1) is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting United States, Colombia, Jamaica. Its 4 landing points at Boca Raton, Cartagena, Copa Club, Morant Point bridge the networks of North America, South America, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• ARCOS (2001) — ARCOS is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 14 countries across Central America, South America, North America. With 24 landing points — including Belize City, Bluefields, Cancún, Cartagena, Cat Island, and 19 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Colombian Festoon (1997) — Colombian Festoon is a domestic submarine cable system within Colombia, linking 5 landing points including Cartagena, Colombia, Parque Isla de Salamanca, Colombia, Puerto Colombia, Colombia, Santa Marta, Colombia and others. It strengthens domestic network resilience in Colombia by providing submarine connectivity between coastal and island communities. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.