Ecotours La Boquilla

Before the arrival of tourists, Cartagena was populated by people of African descent. Just beyond the walls of the city is La Boquilla, a traditional fishing village close to the Caribbean Sea and full of mangroves. Ecotours La Boquilla is a project formed by the fishermen to improve the quality of life of their community and the surrounding environment. They use tourism to let people know about their traditional culture and protect the mangroves. Along with taking visitors on a tour of the ecosystem, they invite guests to experience a day of traditional fishing. These activities are complemented by classes in Caribbean cooking and cumbia drumming. Travelers get a sense of Afro-Colombian culture, and see an authentic side of the country off the beaten tourism trail.

With VSocial we have achieved that many tourists can meet these fishermen and go fishing with them, have lunch and share cultural dynamics of the region.

Through the arrival of tourists the project has been able to grow and link fishermen, cooks and locals so that through this tourism activity they can share their cultural traditions and find a possibility of development that allows them to live better .

With the visit of our tourists we impact more than 20 families that live in La Boquilla.