2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
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| Host city | Barranquilla | ||
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| Country | Colombia | ||
| Nations participating | 33 | ||
| Opening ceremony | August 3, 2018 | ||
| Closing ceremony | August 19, 2018 | ||
| Website | baq2018 |
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The 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games will be held in 2018 in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Quetzaltenango was the only city to meet CASCO's January 2012 deadline to bid for the Games, and on October 29, 2012 it was named the host city.
Guatemala last hosted the Games in 1950 (in Guatemala City); Central America last hosted in 2002 (in San Salvador, El Salvador). Panajachel will be venue for sailing, open water swimming and triathlon. Quetzaltenango was officially stripped from its hosting rights in May 2014.
Meanwhile, the Colombian City Santiago de Cali has sent a formal request to the CACSO committee to host the Central American and Caribbean games (due to the success of the 2013 World Games) in case that Quetzaltenango be unable to meet with the event logistics, in addition, Santiago de Cali sports venues are completely built and in excellent condition, while Quetzaltenango is having delays in venue preparation.
A second bidding phase was opened to find a new host for the Games. Panama City (Panama),Puerto la Cruz (Venezuela), and Baranquilla (Colombia) were bidding to host the Games. Baranquilla was voted as the host for the Games during a CACSO meeting in Veracruz, Mexico.
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