Advice on Diving in Colombia

...combines a colorful culture and colonial towns with laid-back beaches and excellent dive sites. For real diving enthusiasts, the Andes Mountains offer further opportunities to discover Colombia underwater in one of the many mountain lakes. Only 10 minutes away from the picturesque town of Santa Marta, Colombia’s oldest remaining colonial city, lies the tiny fisherman’s town Taganga. Hidden in a beautiful bay surrounded by mountains, this place is real backpacker hotspot with attractive prices for diving. For diving Taganga, visibility is best between the months of December to April, when wat...