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PROVIDENCIA ISLAND

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	GENERAL INFORMATION
	Capital: Santa Isabel Altitude: O Meters Extension: 17 Km 2 Population: Economy: Fishing, tourism Telephone prefix : 8 (098) Getting there: Air and sea Distance and time to Bogotá: Land: No Air: 2 hours from San Andres to Bogota and 25 minutes from San Andres to Providencia. Providence is located to the North of San Andres. For its geographic isolation and its primitive state, it's the ideal place for rest. Its beautiful and solitary beaches are perfect for swimming, diving, snorkeling, water skiing, and other aquatic sports. This island has fertile land, and is rich in agriculture, especially tropical fruits and fish (lobster).
	ATTRACTIONS
	NATURE SOUTHWEST BEACH : An exotic beach on old Providencia in the Bay of the same name. Here you can enjoy horse races and exquisite cuisine. There are hotels and cabins for tourists. LOVERS BRIDGE : Where Old Providencia meets Santa Catalina. There's a hill with woods populated by fruit trees surrounded by small beaches and mysterious caves.   THE PEAK: The highest place in the mountain with the best views. You can arrive via the forest in the mountain where brooks and natural streams flow.
	ACTIVITIES
	DIVING HIKING SUN AND BEACH
	GASTRONOMY
	The island cuisine is based on the fruits of the sea -- red snapper, snails, lobster, crab and more. Coconut, plantain, casaba, and coconut milk usually accompany every meal. The most famous and traditional dish is the rondón -- a kind of fish and snail soup -- cooked slowly in coconut milk with casaba, ñame, and dumplings -- a pastry made out of flour and basil.
	TRANSPORTATION
	Air Airports Airport el Embrujo Tel 114 - 8504 and 114-8176
	HOTELS - LODGING
	FOOD - RESTAURANTS
	ENTERTAINMENT
	Mayores informes y reservas: Tel. (6) 3349883 - 3349916 Pereira Carrera 13 No 14-60 Local 9 Centro Comercial Marbella / Pereira - Colombia turiscolombia@andes.com     Web www.turiscolombia.andes.com
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