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How to get to the Sanctuary of Fauna and Flora Los Flamencos in La Guajira

Miér, 11 septiembre 2019

How to get toLos Flamencos Wildlife and Flora Sanctuary in La Guajira

The Los Flamencos Wildlife and Flora Sanctuary is located on the La Guajira Peninsula . It is characterized for offering a spectacle of colors without comparison in the sky, that dissolves in spirals on the lagoons of the sanctuary. Despite its short extension, it is one of the richest protected areas in a variety of resident and migratory waterfowl.

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Despite its name, in the Sanctuary of Fauna and Flora Los Flamencos , not only can these characteristic animals be observed, in the sanctuary there is a rich variety of fauna among which you can highlight bays, anteaters, deer, foxes and a variety of birds.

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Go to the Sanctuary of Fauna and Flora Los Flamencos , is to give to the eyes, a show of colors, textures and sounds that will take you out of the routine and oxygenate your life, so now we tell you how to get to the Wildlife Sanctuary The Flamingos

Before continuing, this information will interest you a lot; the entrance to the Los Flamencos Wildlife and Flora Sanctuary is totally free . What a new! True?

How to get to the Los Flamencos Wildlife and Flora Sanctuary?

You can access the Sanctuary by air, taking a direct flight from Bogota to Santa Marta with a flight that lasts 45 minutes or from Bogota to Riohacha one hour, and then continue by land with any of the two options that we present to you next.

To get to the Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary from Riohacha , take the Troncal del Caribe road, via Santa Marta, in a 20-kilometer journey to the Camarones village, and from there take the road to the sea. After a 3.5 kilometer trip, with a duration of 20 minutes, is the Guanebucane Cabin Administrative Center, which is the entrance to the Sanctuary.

If you depart from Santa Marta, take the Troncal del Caribe road fro 165 kilometers, until the corregimiento of Camarones, to follow the Administrative Center of the Sanctuary, Cabaña Guanebucane. The journey lasts two hours.

What to do in the Los Flamencos Wildlife and Flora Sanctuary?

In the Sanctuary of Fauna and Flora the Flamencos you can do different activities such as hiking, guided by members of local communities and indigenous ethnic groups. Contemplate the landscape, because here lagoons, rivers and the Caribbean Sea converge, producing mixtures of fresh and salty water that produce particular landscapes worthy of admiration and contemplation.

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You can also do bird watching, cultural heritage observation, kayaking, camping and at night, nothing better than watching the stars.

La Guajira has fantastic paradises worth visiting and easy to reach such as Palomino , Cabo de la Vela and Punta Gallinas on your own . In Santa Marta you can also visit spectacular beaches where you can rest, forget everything and find other paradises such as Tayrona Park and Minca . For the most daring and adventurous Ciudad Perdida is an excellent option. If you prefer you can enter the blog and be inspired to travel through Colombia.