Coveñas, Sucre, Colombia
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He was born in Santa Bárbara de Cobeña around 1500; unexplored place during his tenure by the scribe Francisco López Nieto, Captain Manuel de Mélida y Puello and the Sotomayor family between 1600 and 1700; Don Julián Patrón Airiarte's coconut and cattle business from the late nineteenth century; site chosen for the installation of the first slaughterhouse that was founded in Colombia for the export of meat at the beginning of the 20th century; Petroleum Export Port since 1939, headquarters of a Colombian Naval Base since 1974 and of the municipality of the Department of Sucre since 2002. Since the time of Don Julián Patron's coconut and cattle business with employers, captains, laborers, cowboys, workers and domestic office workers, well known names and achievements that have been documented, passing through Colombia Products Co., from where the legion of anonymous Colombian workers left their sweat and sweat on the existing aunts, there are foreign workers and Colombians from Sagoc that forged a dazzling era of development and progress, of Ecopetrol, which has continued on the path of progress, and of the soldiers of the Colombian Navy who have remained for more than a year contributing to the stewardship of the region and the consolidation of the name of Coveñas, all deserve recognition for their silent but effective daily work. These lines have also included various references, anecdotes and mentions to these simple people and communities, rescued from the sources that have been able to record their experiences and achievements.
It is the seaport in the Gulf of Morrosquillo, in the Colombian Caribbean Sea, due to its strategic geographical position, full of natural resources and extraordinary marine beauty, it has been a place of interest since the Spanish conquest and colonies.
Total extension: 7414 Km2
Urban area extension: 2214 Km2
Extension of rural area: 5200 Km2
Height of the municipal seat (meters above sea level): 5
Average temperature: 30º C
Reference distance: 20 km from Santiago de Tolú.
Coveñas, located in the Gulf of Morrosquillo, just 30 minutes from Sincelejo, the Capital of the Department of Sucre, is one of the municipalities with the most attractive tourist attractions on the Colombian Atlantic Coast, graceful and contrasting that offer its beaches to rest and enjoy. your landscapes. Our Beaches are visited by thousands of tourists who stay on land in hotels, but also in cabins or tents around the sea to be in greater contact with the beauty of our landscapers. In Coveñas is the oil terminal where the Caño Limón - Coveñas pipeline ends, which begins in Arauca and crosses the country from east to west. Coveñas has to show its transparent green sea and white sand beaches that ensure the joy and solitude of the visitor, keeping the promise that this healthy spread is possible through tourism within the reach of man. Also with a modern hotel infrastructure, which has private cabins and tenants, framing everything in attractive landscapes, from where the placidity of the waters invites you to rest and the tasting of fresh seafood, which comes directly from the most demanding taste of the sea.
This Municipality inhabited by people who are characterized by being friendly; It has a landscape that daily would arouse the envy of the people in buildings, cars, etc ... and that would reveal a place that would allow them to enjoy the calm, tranquility and beauty that our playhouses offer.
Coveñas beach is characterized by being warm, calm and deep, allowing bathers to enter the sea for 50 meters without the water passing through their wheels, thus offering a high level of safety for tourists. especially the child population. The beautiful crystalline green color of your water allows you to practice Snorkeling.
The main economic activity in the region is Tourism, to a lesser extent Fishing and Agricultural Activities, for which they come to add plans and strategies for their promotion.
The beaches of Coveñas are white sand, heavy and divided into several sectors, namely
The beaches of San José
First Ensenada de Coveñas Beaches: they have an approximate length of 5 kilometers, including the LA COQUERITA and COVEÑITAS sectors, suitable for practicing water sports.
The beaches of the second cove have an approximate length of 3.5 kilometers
Near Boca de la Ciénaga, the beaches are the sandiest, with a tendency to be quite fine-grained.
The beaches called La Martha - Puerto Viejo have a total length of approximately 12 kilometers.
Outside of all the beaches, it is possible to find different accommodation services provided by hotels, resorts, cabins or offered by the inhabitants of Coveñas. There are also camping services.
There are also several restaurants that offer typical food based on regional seafood, as well as other alternatives with traditional dishes.
There is also equipment for practicing water sports such as boards, sails, sunfish, kitesurfing and windsurfing.
CIENAGA DE LA CAIMANERA:
It is a coastal town with mangrove forest with 1,860 hectares, framed within the coastal coastline and separated from the sea by the beach. It is made up of the following bodies of water or internal waters: Caimanera, El Salado, Gallinazo, San Antonio Arroyo, Escobar, Chorro del Medio, Gavilán, Brazil and Los Caños de Villó and Lata.
Within the Ciénaga de La Caimanera in Coveñas it is possible to perform various activities such as:
Ecotourism tours in various types of boats through the different inland channels, observing their fauna, recognizing the species of marine plants present in the area.
The Caimanera river in Coveñas is being seriously affected by the Mangrove splinter, in addition to being filled in some sectors to build urbanizations, affecting its ecosystem, which is due to the biological diversity that can cause the supply of food and the habitat of mucus . species of regional wild fauna, becoming a genetic bank and therefore helping to conserve natural heritage.
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