SOUTH AMERICAN PICTURES

Colombia

File number: ckg0006

© South American Pictures/ Tony Morrison

Colombia.   Fishermen casting their boliche or encircling net on the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, a shallow lagoon between Santa Marta and Barranquilla on the Caribbean coast. The lagoon is noted for fish especially mojarra and sábalo. It is also an area with a rich bird life so has been designated a National Wildlife Sanctuary and a RAMSAR site.

 

 

 

 

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