Parque Tayrona, Colombia (Center on Interactive Map)

Lowland forest and beach

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Trips

Colombia - Santa Marta

10/16/2024: The next day, we were going to visit the Tayrona beach to look for Tamarins and the Blue-billed Currasow. It was hot and humid in a dense jungle, and we were not seeing a whole lot. We ended up walking down a horse trail, and this area was really disgusting with a rudded muddy road full of horse poo.

So we went off trail. The first thing that happened is that I stuck my knee into some super spiky plant. The spikes were really stuck in my leg as I managed to get something else in my eye. So, my leg is full of spikes and eye is burning, and then I stepped on what looked like solid ground. It was actually quicksand, and my leg sank in all the way up to my waist. I was stuck, but fortunately, the guide was able to give me a hand to get out.

We were still looking everywhere for the Tamarins and not finding them. The guide went off into the forest to look some more while I chilled out on the forest floor. After he was gone for a few minutes, the Tamarins showed up and gave me some good views.

The last thing was to go wait by the road for Currasows to cross. We waited for a couple of hours. Suddenly, I saw a currasow about to cross the road. As I lifted my camera to get a photo, a motorcycle raced by scaring the bird.

We went back to the guide's house, and we picked up his wife and baby for the final trip to Baranquilla.

Previous Visit (Santa Marta Road: 10/15/2024)

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