2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

XX Central American and Caribbean Games
Host city	Cartagena
Country	Colombia
Motto	Step into history; Spanish: Entra a la historia
Nations	32
Athletes	6,000
Events	37
Opening	July 15
Closing	July 30
Opened by	Álvaro Uribe
Athlete's Oath	Cecilia Baena
Torch lighter	Sergio Núñez Henao
Main venue	Estadio Pedro de Heredia
	← 2002 San Salvador 2010 Mayagüez →

The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30.

Host city

Main host city
- Cartagena de Indias
Other host cities
- Barranquilla, Colombia (bowling, cycling, football/soccer, and shooting);
- Bogotá, Colombia (equestrian);
- Mexico City, Mexico (rowing); and
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (field hockey, modern pentathlon, racquetball and team handball).

The mascots for the Games were Cata the Indigenous girl and Dani the pelican.^[1]

Participating Nations
Antigua and Barbuda	Netherlands Antilles	Aruba
Bahamas	Barbados	Belize
Bermuda	Colombia (Host)	Costa Rica
Cuba	Dominica	El Salvador
Grenada	Guatemala	Guyana
Haiti	Honduras	Cayman Islands
British Virgin Islands	United States Virgin Islands	Jamaica
Mexico	Nicaragua	Panama
Puerto Rico	Dominican Republic	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago	Venezuela

* Host nation (Colombia)

2006 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	138	86	61	285
2	Mexico	107	82	86	275
3	Colombia*	72	70	77	219
4	Venezuela	49	90	124	263
5	Puerto Rico	24	19	53	96
6	Dominican Republic	22	31	44	97
7	Jamaica	9	6	7	22
8	El Salvador	6	12	30	48
9	Barbados	6	2	11	19
10	Guatemala	5	13	30	48
11	Panama	2	5	7	14
12	Costa Rica	2	1	2	5
13	Netherlands Antilles	2	1	1	4
14	Trinidad and Tobago	1	9	11	21
15	Cayman Islands	1	2	0	3
15	Virgin Islands	1	2	0	3
17	Guyana	1	1	0	2
18	British Virgin Islands	1	0	0	1
19	Bahamas	0	6	4	10
20	Haiti	0	5	3	8
21	Honduras	0	2	3	5
22	Grenada	0	2	0	2
23	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	1	2	3
24	Saint Lucia	0	1	1	2
25	Nicaragua	0	0	4	4
26	Antigua and Barbuda	0	0	1	1
	Bermuda	0	0	1	1
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	0	1	1
	Suriname	0	0	1	1
Totals (29 entries)		449	449	565	1463