The Gulf of Morrosquillo ( es, Golfo de Morrosquillo) is a gulf of the
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...
bounded by the
Colombian
Departments of
Sucre and
Córdoba. From West to East it runs approximately from Boca de Tinajones, mouth of
Sinú River
Sinú River (), is a river in northwestern Colombia that flows mostly through the Córdoba Department and into the Caribbean. The river is the third most important river after the Magdalena River and the Cauca River in the Caribbean Region. It ...
, in
Córdoba, to Punta San Bernardo (San Bernardo Point) in
Sucre.
Features
The coastline of the Gulf of Morrosquillo is shared by the departments of Sucre and Cordoba on the north of
Colombia. The main city on the gulf is
Tolú
Tolú is a small municipality and town in Sucre Department, northern Colombia by the Caribbean sea. The municipality has an area of 500 km². It is named for the Tolú, one the pre-Columbian indigenous people of the North Colombia lowlands.
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; five kilometers away from Tolú is "Las Playas del Francés" (French's Beaches) distinguished because of its wide white sand beaches.
Seventeen kilometers away from Tolú is located the tourist town of
Coveñas
Coveñas is a Resort town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia. It was established in the 16th century as a port for slave traders, then it became an oil port in the twentieth century . It became a municipality in 20 ...
, where besides the beautiful beaches it is possible to taste the local food and enjoy of the ecotourism by a canoe trip in La Cienaga La Caimanera, a relict of the native animals and plants.
El Golfo del Morrosquillo - Donde Viajar
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It is an idyllic site with temperature ranging from 70 degrees - 90 degrees, water temperature will also range from 70 - 84. It is in the Caribbean and is hurricane free. The town of Tolu was founded in 1535 and has never been hit by a hurricane.
The Rio Sinu used to empty into the Gulf, but since about 1941, it changed course and the beaches are not as large as they had been. It is hoped that the departments of Sucre and Cordoba, the national government and Ecopetrol will dredge to replenish the beaches of Tolu and will change the course of the Sinu River so that the beaches can once again be self-sustaining.
References
* ttps://thecolombianway.com/en/our-trips/destinations/golfo-de-morrosquillo/ Golfo de Morrosquillo on The Colombian Way
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