Tayrona Park (Colombia)

The foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta submerge into the sea in the Tayrona Park, forming a “giant hand”, with fingers round the coves of Concha, Chengue, Gairaca, Neguange, Cinto, Guachaquita and Palmarito.

Tayrona is one of those tropical paradises idealized by literature and cinema. Its white beaches below the exotic humid forests makes the Tayrona one of Colombia´s most visited Nature Parks.

As the visitor walks along the beaches, he finds himself in a complex system of rock paths, which link a network of indigenous villages to the coasts of the Sierra Nevada. Chairama (today, “Pueblito”) is one of the most important centers of craftwork as well as fishing and farming, and they pay for their public services with what they produce.

The cabins (ecohabs) in Cañaveral conserve the characteristics of the Tayrona architecture, and sleep 4-6 people. In Arrecifes, there are also camping zones with a capacity for 76 tents.