ABSTRACT Botero, C., Anfuso, A., Williams, AT and Palacios, A. 2013. Perception of coastal scenery along the Caribbean littoral of Colombia. Scenic evaluation is an important tool for coastal classification and management, as results obtained from numerous enquires carried out in Europe and USA showed that it is one of the top five parameters in beach choice, the others being safety, facilities, water quality and litter. The specific ranking of each one of the previous parameters ranges from place to place, scenery achieving greatest importance in