In the islands you can find one of the world's few parrot reserves.
Tayrona National Park, in northern Colombia, is a place where the traveler will find the natural richness of various varieties of plants, birds, fabulous beaches and marine species, mangrove ecosystems, corals, forests and seaweed meadows.
It is a large protected area that shelters the slopes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in the areas adjacent to the Caribbean coast and stands out for its coves with palm trees, coastal lagoons, tropical forest and abundant biodiversity.
To these attractions the Tayrona National Park adds in its center, the ruins of the Chairama Village, an archaeological site whose ruins can be visited by taking the trails in the woods, with terraces and structures built by the Tayrona civilization.
Those who like animal watching will be able to see howler monkeys, birds and sea turtles, which represent a suggestive attraction in this place of interest.
But those who choose the Tayrona National Park will also have at their fingertips beautiful unspoilt beaches for diving, diving and taking a break, after hiking or enjoying a horseback ride. It has 15,000 hectares of land and the coastal zone is also protected.
In general it presents the richest marine vegetation of all the Colombian Caribbean with 31 different types of vegetation. Tayrona National Park is one of the most visited in Colombia and constitutes habitat for a great diversity of species of fauna and flora, among the first can be found groups of mammals such as the Panthera onca (Jaguar), Leopardus pardalis (Ocelote), Leopardus wiedii (Tigrillo) and the Puma yagouarondi (Yaguarundí), as well as deer species such as the American Mazama.
Located between Santa Marta and Ríohacha, on the Caribbean coast, it offers various options such as hiking, beaches with crystal clear waters, discovering the archaeological ruins of Pueblito Chairama, as well as diving or diving.
In the islands you can find one of the world's few parrot reserves.
