Colombia to close Tayrona National Park for environmental relief
Colombia’s Tayrona National Park, located on the northern Caribbean coast near the town of...
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Colombia’s Tayrona Park struggling to preserve endangered animal species
When you see a jaguar or an American crocodile you better keep a distance, but Colombia’s...
Colombia closes tourist hotspot Tayrona National Park for a month
The Tayrona national park located on Colombia’s Caribbean Coast will be closed to tourists...
Pueblito ruins offer peace and quiet in Tayrona national park
Two hours from the picturesque coastline of Tayrona national park lies the pre-Hispanic ruins of a...
Colombia competes for best South American beach
Two of Colombia’s top Caribbean beach locations are among the nominations for best beach...
Govt repossesses illegally occupied land in Tayrona National Park
The Colombian government on Monday announced the repossession of 250 acres of land in Tayrona National Park that had been illegally occupied. On Monday a government body, consisting of members from Colombia’s Registry and...
Indigenous must help in Tayrona decision: National parks
Colombia’s director national parks called for the indigenous people of Tayrona on the Caribbean coast to help in defining the park’s areas as her department cannot come to a decision, reported Radio Caracol Thursday....
Tayrona eco-tourism stopped again
A contentious eco-tourism project in Tayrona National Park on Colombia´s Caribbean coast was suspended per a court ruling on Tuesday, citing the need to respect the wishes of the indigenous people who live there. The ruling from...
Santos halts progress on Tayrona resort
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos halted progress on construction of a controversial eco-tourism resort in the Caribbean’s Tayrona National Park. The project has been a point of contention for more than a year and...
We ‘will not allow environmental licensing’ in national park: Santos
Colombia president Juan Manuel Santos on Friday said his administration ”will not allow environmental licencing” for tourism companies that wish to exploit Tayrona National Park in Colombia’s Caribbean coast....
Colombia’s environment minister expresses concerns over tourism plans in national park
Colombia’s environment minister on Thursday said to be concerned over plans to build lodges in a national park on the country’s Caribbean coast. Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Juan Gabriel Uribe...
Ecotourism plans get green light in Colombia’s Caribbean coast
A long-standing ecotourism project will reconvene after years of suspension due to concerns that...
