点评:Nice, picturesque place but yet another example that Santa Marta’s government has completely abandoned this and other natural beauties that they could exploit professionally and sustainably.
If you decide to go, be prepared to:
1. Go through some Santa Marta slums.
2. See a lot of dirt and witness the rubbish everywhere as a consequence of poor waste management (actually, this is a city-wide problem)
3. Occasionally, there will be foul smelling waste water spills on the streets, another consequence of poor sewage management in the city.
4. Go through 3km of something that used to be a road circa 30 years ago and now is a dirty path to get to the entrance.
5. Pay insurance, parking and discriminatory fees if you were not born in Colombia.
6. Be (gently) harassed as soon as you arrive by not less than 10 people selling you the electric car transportation, the tent, the lunch, the beverage, the juices, the massage, the ice cream, etc, etc., and you responding “No, gracias” with a disgusted, friendly smile.
If you are already here, go and do not pay atrention to this and enjoy yourself. But if you get easily disturbed by any of the items above, despite being very unlikely that you will have a problem, then stay in your resort or find another activity. Last time I came here was 34 years ago and I can certify that the place has utterly deteriorated (including the entire region, the city and even the famous Tayrona Park). Hopefully a visionary politician will understand that tourists have plenty of options and they ACTUALLY READ reviews. As it is today, very sadly, we will never come back to this place nor we would ever recommend you to spend your hardly-earned money in this place. Go to Cartagena, or Curaçao, or Aruba or Bonaire instead.
翻译:这里风景优美,但圣玛尔塔市政府却再次彻底放弃了这处以及其他本可以进行专业化和可持续开发的自然美景,这再次印证了这一点。
如果您决定前往,请做好以下准备:
1. 穿过圣玛尔塔的一些贫民窟。
2. 看到到处都是垃圾,到处都是污垢,这是糟糕的垃圾管理造成的(实际上,这是整个城市的问题)。
3. 偶尔会看到街道上散发着恶臭的污水,这也是该市污水处理不善的又一后果。
4. 需要走过一段大约3公里长的道路,这条路在30年前曾是一条路,现在却变成了一条肮脏的小路才能到达入口。
5. 如果您不是在哥伦比亚出生,则需要支付保险费、停车费以及其他一些歧视性费用。
6. 你一到那儿,就会被至少十个人(委婉地)骚扰,他们兜售电动车、帐篷、午餐、饮料、果汁、按摩、冰淇淋等等,而你只能带着厌恶但友好的微笑说“不,谢谢”。
如果你已经到了,那就别理会这些,尽情享受吧。但如果你很容易被上述任何一项打扰,尽管你遇到问题的可能性很小,但还是建议你待在度假村里或者找点别的活动。我上次来这里是34年前,我可以作证,这个地方已经彻底衰败了(包括整个地区、城市,甚至著名的泰罗纳国家公园)。希望有位有远见的政治家能明白,游客有很多选择,而且他们真的会看评论。就目前的情况来看,非常遗憾的是,我们永远不会再来这里,也不会推荐你把辛苦赚来的钱花在这里。不如去卡塔赫纳、库拉索、阿鲁巴或博内尔。