The Tayrona National Park is situated on the Caribbean coast, north-east of Santa Marta, in the state of Magdalena. Covering an area of 37,000 acres of which 7,000 correspond to coastal waters, Tayrona Park has a dry tropical climate with temperatures which vary between 59 an 84 F. The majority of the park is covered by virgin tropical forest and inhabited by over 100 species of mammals, 200 species of birds and 50 species of reptiles.
