AmaWaterways continues to innovate with their groundbreaking new river cruise itineraries along Colombia’s magnificent Magdalena River. These expertly crafted journeys offer you an extraordinary ...

This inter-Andean valley surrounding the Magdalena River in central Colombia is rich in forests, waters, flora, fauna, fertile soil—and oil and minerals. It is also a major sociocultural, ...

Members of the fishing community there believe oil pollution is affecting wildlife in the river. The wider area is home to endangered river turtles, manatees and spider monkeys, and is part of a ...

Latin American studies on microplastics represent less than 5 per cent of the global output on this topic, while research on their presence in the region’s rivers is scarce. This is despite Latin ...

Finally, after a few delays, river cruising is coming to Colombia. The 60-passenger AmaMagdalena is set to sail year-round along the Magdalena River between Cartagena and Barranquilla, soon to be ...

2 Magdalena River, Colombia One of cruising’s most anticipated new destinations is Colombia’s Magdalena River, which flows between the Andes and the Caribbean Sea. After a few delays in ...

River cruising is an effortless way to enjoy a holiday packed with interest and variety. Itineraries are designed around ...

The Ciénaga de Mallorquín, a lagoon north of Barranquilla on Colombia's Caribbean coast, stands out – even for a country rich in natural beauty and biodiversity. A fundamental part of the city’s ...

A country’s nationals can be engaged in IUU fishing. For example, in January the Colombian coast guard stopped two Colombian nationals who had illegally retrieved 1.2 tons of clams from the Magdalena ...

Another road built in the 1970s along the Magdalena River provoked the same issue with freshwater. The area has become a “breeding ground for profound environmental deterioration,” Vilardy ...

Velásquez, 38, grew up on the Magdalena River, which cuts through the middle of Colombia and past Barrancabermeja. The city is home to two large oil refineries and petrochemical plants that dump ...