The Pacific/Chocó region is one of the five major natural regions of Colombia. Ecologically, this region belongs entirely to the Chocó Biogeographic Region and is considered a biodiversity hotspot. It also has areas with the highest rainfall in the world, with areas near Quibdo, Chocó reaching up to 13,000 mm (510 in) annually. This region has the distinction of being one of the most biodiverse areas on the planet.
Pacific/Chocó
Ecosystems
Covered by dense rainforest, rivers, swamps, and mangroves.
Climate
Tropical
Altitude
0 – 1.000 MSL
Experience
Pacific Culture, Gastronomy, Landscape, Festivals
Representative Birds
Routes
Nariño (Tumaco)
Tumaco is a port city and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia, by the Pacific Ocean. It is located on the southwestern corner of Colombia, near the border with Ecuador, and experiences a hot tropical climate. Tumaco is inhabited mainly by Afro-Colombians and some indigenous people.
Valle del Cauca (San Cipriano)
San Cipriano is a small village located at 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level on the Pacific, around the Danubio River, nearby the port of Buenaventura.
San Cipriano is known for its brujitas, small, flat, open train carts, usually made from wood and powered by motorbike, which use the abandoned railway and are the only way to get to the town.
Chocó
Chocó Department is a department of Western Colombia known for its large Afro-Colombian population.
Tutunendo is a Colombian district of the municipality of Quibdó, declared a site of greater rainfall and Biodiversity, ecological Trail from the Tutunendo River to the
from the Tutunendo River to the Sal de Frutas Waterfall.
Bahía Solano is a municipality Bahia, as it is locally known, is an economic and tourist center of coastal Choco.
Experiences
Whale watching
Between July and November of each year, the Colombian Pacific coast is the scene of an unparalleled spectacle: the visit of humpback whales or humpbacks, which travel about 8,500 kilometers from Antarctica to the warm waters of this area of the country to mate and give birth to their calves.
«Brujitas»
These are trolleys that move along the train tracks and are propelled by motorcycles that in only 20 minutes travel 6 kilometers of railroad track to San Cipriano.
«Viche»
Through the planting and harvesting of sugarcane and the commercialization of products derived from the artisanal transformation, Chocó families contribute to the economy of their region and maintain the ancestral legacy of their alcoholic beverage called Viche.
Landscape
Tumaco Sunset
Tutunendo River
San Cipriano
Festivals
August
Pacific Music Festival «Petronio Alvarez»
The Petronio Álvarez Pacific Music Festival is the most important Afro-Colombian culture festival in Latin America. In its 23 years of existence, it has positioned itself as a meeting place where the Afro-Colombian heritage and its different manifestations are the protagonists for six days.
Cali/Valle del Cauca
September -October
The Festivities of San Pacho
The festivities of San Pacho are enjoyed between the religious and the pagan, they are the living sample of the tradition of our Colombian-African population.
Quibdó/Chocó
Photo gallery
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