Buenaventura is a port city and municipality located in the department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia (South America). Buenaventura is the main port of Colombia in the Pacific Ocean.Buenaventura itself doesn’t have much to offer the tourist. The city is rough-looking and when the tide carries away the water, the litter-strewn mud flat which is exposed does little to inspire bathing. Buenaventura really only serves the tourist as a gateway to more interesting and picturesque parts such as Juanchaco and Ladrilleros, several kilometers north along the coast, and San Cipriano, a jungle town located slightly inland.The main bus terminal is near the centre of Buenaventura. In an effort to promote tourism in and around the city there often helpful guides on hand to give you information and to lead you to the dock if you plan to visit Juanchaco and Ladrilleros. They are easily visible in tour guide T-Shirts and if you don’t spot them chances are they’ll spot you.Buenaventura’s population is mostly of African descent (85%) with 10% mixed European/Native Indian and 5% Spanish.