El Valle, Choco, is a
beach
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town located in the Municipality of
Bahía Solano
Bahía Solano is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. Bahia, as it is locally known, is an economic and tourist center of coastal Choco. The municipal head is Ciudad Mutis.
Bahia is home to José Celestino Mutis Airport a ...
,
Department of Chocó, on
Colombia
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's Pacific Coast,
some 150 km West of
Medellín
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, and roughly 100 km South of the border with Panama. There is one road connecting El Valle with the town of Bahía Solano, 18 km or 40 minutes down a half paved jungle road. There is no road access to the area from the rest of Colombia. To reach the area it is necessary to take a plane from Medellín or
Quibdó
Quibdó () is the capital city of Chocó Department, in the Pacific/Chocó natural region, Pacific Region of Colombia, and is located on the Atrato River. The municipality of Quibdó has an area of and a population of 129,237, predominantly A ...
, or boat from
Buenaventura or Panama. El Valle is a fishing village located at the mouth of the Rio Valle, forming a fertile breeding ground that results in abundant fishing and scuba diving opportunities.
Climate
El Valle has a very wet
tropical rainforest climate
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(Af).
References
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Populated places in the Chocó Department