Wildlife· Islas del Rosario· Other Caribbean
Oceanario Islas del Rosario (CEINER, Isla San Martín de Pajarales)
10° 10.6′ N · 75° 46.3′ W
A marine conservation center and open-sea aquarium on a tiny islet in the heart of the park - more than 1,400 animals of 140 Caribbean species, coral nurseries and breeding programs for nurse sharks, rays and queen conch.
Practical
OSM position (islet 'San Martín de Pajarales (Oceanario)'). Open every day 9 am–1:30 pm (Oceanario site). Works with Parques Nacionales and the islands' community council; 40+ years of operation; coral nurseries for more than 70,000 fragments of 18 species, Colombia's first lab-raised Acropora larvae and queen-conch juveniles. Wikivoyage listed entry at COP 15,000 in 2018 (verify locally). Day-tour boats arrive mid-morning; anchor at the guide's A14 waypoint and dinghy in.
Best for
Seeing sharks, rays and reef restoration up close
Season
Daily 9 am–1:30 pm
Nearby
- Barco de San Martín de Pajarales (Wreck Dive)0.1 NM away
- Pajarales Cays Channel Snorkel (Isla Los Pajarales)0.1 NM away
- Oceanario Anchorage (Isla San Martín de Pajarales)0.2 NM away
- Ensenada No Te Vendo Anchorage (Isla Grande)1.1 NM away
- Islas del Rosario National Park1.3 NM away
- Caño Ratón Anchorage (Isla Grande)1.4 NM away
- Isla Rosario & the Western Reef Bank1.4 NM away
- Bahía de las Mantas Anchorage (Isla Grande)1.6 NM away