The Caribbean terrane (, TC) is a geological province (terrane) of Colombia. The terrane, dating to the Late Cretaceous, is situated on the North Andes plate and borders the La Guajira, Chibcha and underlying Tahamàterrane along the regional BucaramangaâÂÂSanta Marta Fault. The terrane overlies the TahamÃÂ, ArquÃÂa and Quebradagrande terranes along the Romeral fault system.
A study performed by Mora Bohórquez et al. in 2017 showed no basement variation between the Chibcha terrane San Lucas basement underlying the Lower Magdalena Valley (VIM) and the SNSM basement to the east of the Santa Marta fault. The authors redefined the contacts between the different terranes, using the names Calima terrane for the coastal portion of the Caribbean terrane (San Jacinto and Sinú fold belts) and TahamÃÂâÂÂPanzenú terrane for the Tahamàterrane.
The terrane was subdivided by Fuck et al. (2008) into: