Desde Cartagena, es muy fácil llegar a las playas super bonitas de la región de Santa Marta y el PNN (Parque Nacional Natural) Tayrona. Como es alta temporada en América del Sur, todo está completamente lleno de turistas y parece que la mitad de Argentina está aquí para las vacaciones.
El centro de la región es Santa Marta, una ciudad con bastante comercio, turismo y un puerto. Desde el parque del puerto, frecuentemente pasan las chivas (autobuses típicos de Colombia, Ecuador y Panamá adaptados en forma artesanal para el transporte público rural, que ahora utilizan para traer los turistas a las playas).
Una de las iglesias de Santa Marta |
Chiva en Santa Marta |
El puerto de Santa Marta |
Vista del pueblo Taganga |
Está prohibido utilizar vehículos motorizados adentro del parque y toda la comida y cosas así lleguen únicamente en caballo.
Cabo de San Juan en PNN Tayrona |
Cosas llegando a Tayrona |
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From Cartagena, it's very easy to arrive to the wonderful beaches of the region of Santa Marta and the PNN (National Natural Reserve) Tayrona. Since it's holiday time in South America, everything is completely full of tourists and it seems that the half of Argentina is around here spending their vacations in Colombia.
The region's center is Santa Marta, a city with quite a lot of business, tourism and a port. From the parking of the port, the chivas (typical buses in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama prepared in an artistic way for rural transport which are currently used for transporting tourists to the beaches) are running quite frequently.
One of the most popular destinations in Taganga, a fishermen's village which is only about ten minutes by bus from Santa Marta (not by chiva, lol). This is the place where is spent two nights.
One of the main attractions here is PNN Tayrona, a network of protected beaches and natural reefs. It's 34 kilometers from Santa Marta and it's one of the most important natural parks in Colombia. It's habitat for a large number of species which are distibuted within different elevations from sea level up to 900 m. The park has no less than 15.000 hectars.
The use of motorized vehicles is forbidden in the whole park and food and other supplies can only arrive on horses and mules.
Now I'm Cartagena again, waiting for my flight to leave for Bogotá and tomorrow I'm going to Leticia in the Amazonian rainforest.
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