Gorgona Island is a nature reserve located off Colombia's Pacific coast known for its beautiful scenery and diverse wildlife. It can be reached by boat from Buenaventura or Guapi. Activities on the island include hiking, visiting old prison ruins, swimming, and scuba diving at various sites that are home to over 200 fish species. Travelers should bring necessary supplies like vaccines, sunscreen, clothes, and a first aid kit. The Hotel Rio Guapi is a simple but nice hotel located near the boat departure point in Guapi, with rooms of varying sizes that have TVs and provide laundry and dining services.
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1. Gorgon is a beautiful island located in
the Colombian Pacific is known as one
of the most paradisiacal nature
reserves of our country
By: Jesica, Alejandra and
2. how to get?
Location:Isla Gorgona National Park
Location: Pacific Ocean at 56 Kms
from the Colombian coast.
Height (m): 0
Temperature: 32 degrees Celsius.
Getting there: by sea from
Buenaventura (12 hours) or Guapi
(90 minutes).
3. Gorgona World Heritage
we can find animals like
dolphins, porpoises,
sperm whales, blue lizard,
humpback whales
and many more
4. Activities
Ashore
You can walk
around the island.
you can visit the
ruins of the old
prision.
You can arrive to
束 la camaronera損
where you enjoy
the sea and the
ten freshwater
streams
5. In the sea
You can
practice scuba
diving in
places like 束el
Remanso, La
Tiburonera, M
onta単itas 1
and 2損
You can see
around 200
species
6. To travel
You need a
vaccine in 束 fiebre
amarilla損
You should take a
lot of sunscreen
You need to wear
light clothes
You should take a
hat
7. You need to buy a
bathing suit and
towel
You should to have
a flashlight and
batteries
You need to buy a
first-aid kit and
insect repellent
You need to have a
waterproof jacket
8. Fauna and Flora
Island gorgona
characterize
by tropical
forest where
you find and
different kinds
of animals and
differents
flowers and
trees
9. Hotel Rio Guapi
This hotel open
their doors in
1993, Its a nice
and simple
hotel in guapi.
Guapi is a village
more near a
gorgona island
is around 90
minutes in boat
10. This hotel
have 40
rooms, 20
simple and 20
double.
Each room
have
T.V, toilet, venti
lator and
phone.
11. Service
Its hotel have a
great restaurant
where you can
eat by
breakfast, lunch,
snack and dinner.
12. This hotel have
rooms with
T.V, you can
watch
different
programs with
the other
people.
Also have a
terrace, where
you can do an
event and
hotel have a
service of
laudry.