How to get there
To get to Nuquí you can connect from different cities: Medellín, Quibdó, Cali, Pereira and Bogotá. There are different airlines that travel to Nuquí. If you are interested in having more information about air tickets, reservations of experiences and accommodation, write to vivenuqui@gmail.com and we will give you all the information.
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Mar y Río Ecolodge (en Guachalito)
Located in front of the sea and next to the river in one of the best beaches in Nuquí: Guachalito. Its owners are Damaris and Diego González, who will personally be present during your stay. The rooms are comfortable with mosquito net, private bathroom and ocean views. It is a very safe place; It has been in operation for many years and you’ll have a local guide that will let you know where to go. There is a restaurant and a Viche (traditional liquor) museum.
Other services: Transportation to Utría and nearby towns. Just two minutes away you find a diving station.
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(en Guachalito) Peñas de Guachalito
This place has a beachfront location, on Guachalito beach. The owner is Pedro González, who lives there with his wife and little daughter. This lodging offers restaurant service and all rooms have a mosquito net, private bathroom and daily cleaning service. A local guide will show you places of interest. Just two minutes away you’ll find a diving station.
To reserve write to the email vivenuqui@gmail.com
(en Termales) Cabaña Tello Surf
This place has a beachfront location, on Guachalito beach. The owner is Pedro González, who lives there with his wife and little daughter. This lodging offers restaurant service and all rooms have a mosquito net, private bathroom and daily cleaning service. A local guide will show you places of interest. Just two minutes away you’ll find a diving station.
To reserve write to the email vivenuqui@gmail.com
(en Coquí) Palo de Agua
Located in Coquí, a small community located on the shore of the beach, it stands out because its host is Fausto Moreno, a cultural leader from Nuquí, with whom it is very pleasant to talk. Your accommodation has rooms for couples or groups, each with a private bathroom. There is a restaurant and a daily cleaning service for the rooms.
Other services: transportation and activities of interest to visitors such as walks and guides are offered.
To reserve write to the email vivenuqui@gmail.com
Where is it located?
On the map you see the Gulf of Tribugá, where are located 8 towns that make up the municipality of Nuquí. The airport is located in the town called Nuquí and it is where the largest number of inhabitants of the municipality live. Guachalito is 35 minutes by boat from Nuquí. There are several hotels of locals mainly of the González family. From Guachalito you can walk to Joví (40 minutes) and Termales (50 minutes), where the La Selva hot spring pool is located, an essential attraction to visit. If you wish, you can visit other attractions in the area, hiring a boat to go to Jurubirá, Coquí, Arusí, Cabo Corrientes and the Utría National Park.
Practical tips for your trip:
-There are no ATMs or dataphone payments; please bring cash.
-Bring a flashlight, repellent, sunscreen, quick-drying clothing, sunscreen, hat or cap for the sun. The most comfortable shoes are croc-type sandals. For electronic devices, such as cameras or cell phones, it is advisable to have a dry bag (in the transfer by boat water may splash and if you go for walks and it rains it would be the best way to protect them).
- The telephone signal throughout the area is not very good and the telephone company with the best signal in the area is Movistar.
The Nuquiseños (inhabitants of Nuquí):
Sons of the Jungle and the Sea, they grew up listening to stories from their parents and grandparents, who gathered at night to share poems, riddles and charms. Its gastronomy stands out because of the exotic fruits of the jungle and the exquisite fish from the sea, such as wild fish, snapper, shrimp, albacore and many more. The traditional drink is "Viche", a rich liquor that comes from the juice of the sugar cane. They local people are mostly black, many mixed with indigenous people, with a wide smile and a calm and honest heart. They learned to hunt in the mountains and to fish in the sea. When their loved ones pass away, they sing "Praise poems" to them; their life moves through the river, the sea and the jungle of Chocó.
Why go to Nuquí?
In the Gulf of Tribugá, department of Chocó, is the municipality of Nuquí. The inhabitants of this municipality are mostly black and indigenous communities and thanks to this diversity this territory has an ancestral cultural wealth. The Afro-descendant culture of Nuquí is located in one of the most biodiverse places on the planet that, until now, enjoys privileges such as being surrounded by pure and crystalline waters located next to a virgin forest. It is a unique place where the richness of the virgin forest and the abundance of the Pacific Ocean mix to create an ideal environment for the reproduction of many species. The best known is the migration of humpback whales, which every year reach the Pacific coast, especially the Gulf of Tribugá to mate and give birth to hundreds of calves. Like them, there are many species (turtles, sharks, whale sharks, other species of whales, thousands of fish and many more that we do not yet know) that come to this specific place to reproduce or feed. The importance of this place transcends not only nationally but also globally, since the species that are born in the Gulf of Tribugá can reach any region of the world. Apparently, it is a place of difficult access and for this reason it has been protected for years by nature itself. However, recently the Colombian Government tried to build the Port of Tribugá, which would negatively impact the cultural diversity that inhabits there. It is vitally important to show the world the cultural and biodiversity richness that this place conserves and to help the local communities safeguard it.