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Trip report Coveñas of the beaten track

Coveñas locación

530 km north of Medellín (in private car round 7 - 8 hours drive) at the Carebean coast, Golfo de Morosquillo close to Tolu.
13km sandy beaches, most visitos locals from Medellin OR the close cities like Monteria and Sincelejo. Till now nearly 0 froeign tourists.
What to do: Tour Islas de San Bernardo (full day round 35 - 40.000 Pesos), several islandés, diving water sports

Starting 5 am in Medellin with a car.
Road to Barbosa than up the hills Santa Rosa de Osos, Yarumal (3 hours) starting downhill to Puerto Valdivia from there flat to Coveñas, pasing to Taraza, Caucasia, Planeta Rica, Monteria, Lorica, Sanantero (stop for lunch at round 1pm Pesecar (restaurant direct at the beach great seafood)).
With the bus from Medellin 11 hours.

Where to stay: Hostal in Tolu, several Cabañas for rent ej. Club Los Almendros (cabañas fully equiped with AC up to 8 persons)

Great sandy beaches with few people. Much nicer and friendlier people than Cartagena. Not so much selleres at the beach. Because most visitos are from Medellin no loud music like in other places.
Very empty the whole year execpt for holidays in Colombia (mid dicembre till mid january, easter week, june - july, puentes)

Club Los Almendros: direct on the beach with big pool, restaurant, busstop for busses to Medellin.

Not a place for lots of party, quiet for stay with friends and familias.
Lots of parties in high season with the people from Medellin, prices are going up.

By makopp5 on Aug 12, 2009, 13:51 in Friendly Talkzone.

thepieman says on Aug 12, 2009, 15:26:

thanks for the report makopp5, how long did you stay for and any pics?

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makopp5 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Aug 12, 2009, 15:36:

I stay 1 week, saturday to saturday, when I`m back in Medellin I will post some pics from an earlier trip (I go there 3 times a year). My camara broke.

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lampltr says on Aug 12, 2009, 16:42:

Interesting, thank you....and yes, pics?

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makopp5 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Aug 12, 2009, 19:08:

http://www.clublosalmendroscovenas.com/inicio1.html

Sitting at night on the beach with your wife drinking a bottle of wine, nobody bothering.

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excavator59 says on Aug 13, 2009, 23:43:

I was there about 2 years ago 100meters from the beach in Coveñas my Brother in laws friend had 3 cabins which we rented cheap really nice beaches & like you say hardly any people we went in August the beach sellers are not as annoying as the ones in Cartagena but they just appear from nowhere & just stand in a group right next to you which is a bit annoying.
Why is it they don't respect your privacy?.
But otherwise nice people & the trip to San Bernadino excellent what's the name of that island that is supposedly the most populated piece of land?.

Life is like a Pubic Hair on a Toilet Seat (Sooner or Later you get Pissed Off)

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 14, 2009, 04:26:

My wife hates the beach but I usually force her to go to Covenas periodically.

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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makopp5 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Aug 14, 2009, 04:33:

Why she hates Coveñas?

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