Tyrona National Park

Tyrona National Park

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November 2nd 2008
Woke up early on Tues 28th October 8.00 AM and still managed to miss the 11.00 boat to the Tyrona National Park. So we had to get a taxi to the enterance of the park with a Colombian taxi driver called Elvis, pay the entrance fee and get all our bags searched, then hike for 2 hours with all our stuff to get to the beach. It was amazing though we trekked through a jungle and then got to the beach ... read more

South America » Colombia » Santa Marta » Parque Nacional Tayrona

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Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more