Tintipán Island
Tintipán Island (Spanish: Isla Tintipán) is a coral island located in the Archipelago of San Bernardo,[1] Gulf of Morrosquillo, Caribbean Sea.[2] It is governed by Colombia as part of the Bolívar Department.[3]
Native name: Isla Tintipán | |
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 A beach on Tintipán Island | |
  Tintipán Island  Tintipán Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Caribbean Sea |
| Coordinates | 9.794°N 75.842°W |
| Archipelago | San Bernardo |
| Adjacent to | Gulf of Morrosquillo |
| Administration | |
| Department | Bolívar |
| Demographics | |
| Languages | Spanish |
Tourism
The island is home to several hotels and hostels. Access to the lodgings are by boat as there are no airports or roads.
References
- Alegría, Ciro; Varona, Dora (1995). Fábulas y leyendas americanas (in Spanish). Andres Bello. p. 31. ISBN 9561308886.
- Rincon-Diaz, Martha Patricia; Rodríguez-Zárate, Clara Jimena (December 2004). "Characterization of nesting beaches and feeding areas of marine turtles at the San Bernardo Archipelago, Colombian Caribbean". Bulletin of Marine and Coastal Research (in Spanish). 33 (1). Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- "Geografía". Bolívar sí avanza (in Spanish). Government of Bolívar Department. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
Recreational dive sites in Colombia | ||
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| Caribbean coast |   | |
| Caribbean insular | ||
| Pacific | ||
| Andean | ||
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