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The Rosario and San Bernardo National Park is a Caribbean marine national park, some 45km to the southeast of the bay of Cartagena at approximately 1 hour away by boat. The average year-round temperature is a tropical 24.7 ºC.

This is one of 46 national parks in Colombia and it was created to protect one of the most important coral reefs bordering the Colombian Caribbean coastline. The park covers 120,000 hectares and comprises the underwater shelf and the coral reefs to the west of the island of Barú, the reef that shields the Nuestra Señora del Rosario archipelago as well as the islands of Tesoro, Rosario, Múcura and Maravilla.

The 23 coral islands and islets were formed relatively recently some 5000 years ago due to ancient volcanic activity that pushed up the continental shelf therefore creating the ideal situation for the creation of these coral reefs.

Three ecosystems thrive here: coastal lagoons and the mangroves surrounding them and tropical forest. Barú Island is on the nearside of the Rosario National Park at approximately 40 minutes from the bay of Cartagena by boat or 2 to 3 hours by land.

Within its 7000 hectares are the beautiful towns of Ararca, Santa Ana and white sandy beaches such as Playa Blanca, Playita de Cholón, Playa de los Muertos and Playa Bobo. All of these are blessed with clear turquoise waters and surrounded with multi-coloured mangroves and dreamlike landscapes where the locals serve up and offer you delicious platters of lobster and shellfish while welcoming you to their home.

The native Indians of this area are descendants of the Carib people that were the first inhabitants of the Rosario Islands and Barú in pre-Columbian times. Later, during the colonial period the islands were populated by black slaves, brought from Africa, who dedicated their time to fishing and the gathering of molluscs. Today, these islands are a chosen destination for tourism of an exclusive nature.

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Joe is a welcome addition to our Latin America team. He previously completed a 5 month personal trip around South America. His knowledge of the region has been enhanced even further by a 5 week research trip around Argentina, Chile and Costa Rica. However, his passion for travel started long before this. He has visited 53 countries (and counting) and he loves nothing more than discovering the unknown and trying new experiences. Not one for a straightforward beach holiday his main passion whilst abroad is scuba diving but any adventure activity or getting out into the great outdoors is what truly appeals to him. Having spent 5 years with other specialist travel firms he could not have had better experience in crafting the best itineraries.

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