SAN ANDRÉS
San Andres is an island located 700 kilometers away from the Colombian coast, and is a little paradise with beautiful white sand beaches and the “seven colors ” sea where fish and corals live. Throughout its history, San Andres hosted the African slaves, European settlers, English pirates, Spanish colonists, and all have left traces of their culture. It is also evident the influence of the culture of Jamaica through the comings and goings of the pirate Morgan between San Andrés and Jamaica. All this makes absolutely unique the culture of this island. The tradition “raizal “. It’s another language, another very special way of seeing life, something that touches the soul of the visitor. People talk to each other in Creole, a mixture of dialects, from the XVII Century, Spanish, African English, and music happily combines reggae, reggaeton, raga, soca, calypso, merengue, salsa and vallenato. All types of music for all types of dance. It was with the intention of preserving this culture , some islanders have created parks ecotourism as Farm Job Saas and Park West View, where the guides not only show the beauty of nature, but also the values and customs of their roots native.
