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Beaches of the Caribbean

Panorama of a Caribbean coastline with green jungle to the left and blue sea to the right, with some light clouds above A Caribbean beach with very blue water under a blue sky The postcard-worthy landscape of Tayrona national park is located just about one hour by public transport from Santa Marta. Sure, it's another hour walking a road through the jungle and then folloing the trail along the coast, but with a bit of luck there is a lot of wildlife waiting on the way. Just on our first day in the park we encountered a family of howler monkeys, several groups of tamarin jumping through the trees, some agoutis, a sleeping sloth and lots of colourful lizards.

A beach in the morning sun, with blue water, light sand and a wooden house on an overgrown rock Two plates with pancakes and watermelon as well as a yellow cup of coffee on a wooden table with view of some vegetation and the blue sea behind We slept in hammocks under mosquito nets on a local campground and went for a morning swim in peaceful warm water, before enjoying our breakfast with a priceless view. On our way back to the bus stop, we met another cappucchin monkey eyeing our remaining snacks from only a couple meters distance.