| El Universal | |
| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Format: | Broadsheet |
| Founder: | Domingo López Escauriaza, Eduardo Ferrer Ferrer |
| Publisher: | Editora del Mar S.A. |
| Political: | Progressivism |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Headquarters: | Calle 30 # 17-36 |
| Circulation: | 25,000 Daily 32,000 Sunday |
| Issn: | 0122-6843 |
El Universal (en|The Universal) is a regional newspaper based in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia founded in 1948 by Domingo López Escauriaza and Eduardo Ferrer Ferrer.[1] El Universal is member of the Latin American Newspaper Association, an organization of fourteen leading newspapers in South America.[2]