At the east of Santa Marta, following the coast of the coast is arrived Taganga; a colorful town of fishermen.
It is considered like the front door to the National Park Natural Tairona; it owns beautiful shown no mercy in an ideal solitary beach strip for the lovers of the nature.
It is traditionally a site of fishermen, that has maintained the tradition of its ancestors, there is possible to observe the ritual of fishing of the native ones, as well as the construction of boats and canoes.
From Santa Marta towards Taganga, the highway winds the skirts of the hill and allows to appreciate the beautiful landscape. A viewpoint exists where beautiful photos can be taken from the bay.
Taganga constitutes an excellent place for the practice of the diving and snorkeling by its beautiful and calm bay, and besides being the departure point to visit almost virgin neighboring beaches.
Taganga counts on good hotels and restaurants that offer delicious fish of sea. There a man lives who underwent a shark attack and he was saved miraculously, but he left 263 scars him of his teeth in the chest affectionately call, it Exceeded of Shark.
Many legend of facts happened in their limits as exists the case of the Damn Brig or the Nomadic Jew.