Tour Guide, Quito, Ecuador
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Due to all this natural richness and beauty, since 2019, the indigenous communities that live at the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the surroundings of the park, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development decided to close the park temporarily three times a year.
The main idea is to allow nature and the park itself to rest, keeping the balance with all species that live in Tayrona National Park. In addition, indigenous communities take advantage of the time to carry out traditional and cultural practices in sacred sites along Tayrona National Park. This contributes to maintaining all their cultural traditions for all the ancient Colombian tribes still alive.
However, when the Government came up with the idea of closing the park, the loss of revenues for all the tour operators and people who are involved in tourism was significant, but the results on flora and fauna were incredibly positive after the first year.
This strategy is carried out three times a year, from February 1 to 15, from June 1 to 15 and from October 19 to November 2. So, make sure to check ahead before your visit if the park is open or not.
If Tayrona National Park is closed, don’t worry; there are so many other things to see and do in Colombia that simply you can add it instead. We strongly believe that every tourist place needs some time to breathe and recover to maintain sustainability, especially such popular places like Tayrona National Park.
We should keep these good practices and use them as a reference in the world in terms of respecting nature, culture and heritage. In this way, we make sure that our planet will last longer.