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View on tropical beach Almejal at the pacific coast next to El Valle in Choco region of Colombia

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Overview

There are few destinations as ruggedly spectacular as the Pacific region of Colombia. This is where the jungle not so much meets the sea as comes crashing headlong into it. It is a place where waterfalls pour out of forest-covered bluffs onto spectacular gray-sand beaches, thermal pools lie hidden in dense jungle and tiny indigenous villages cling to the edge of wild rivers; where whales and dolphins frolic so close to shore you can admire them from your hammock and majestic sea turtles come even closer. There are plenty of comfortable ecoresorts throughout the region and you will find budget guesthouses in the many friendly Afro-descendant communities whose residents eke out a living from fishing and agriculture.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • A Humpback whale jumping near the shore of Gorgona Island in the Colombian Pacific.

    Parque Nacional Natural (PNN) Isla Gorgona

    Pacific Coast

    Covering the entirety of remote Isla Gorgona, this rarely visited national park is a fine escape for nature lovers. Once a national prison, the island has…

  • Santuario de Flora y Fauna Malpelo

    Santuario de Flora y Fauna Malpelo

    Pacific Coast

    The vast Santuario de Flora y Fauna Malpelo, the largest no-fishing zone in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, provides a critical habitat for threatened…

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