Gorgona Island

Gorgona is a Colombian island in the Pacific Ocean, about 28 kilometers off the coast of Colombia. The island is 9 kilometers long and 2.5 kilometers wide, with a maximum elevation of 338 meters. It is one of the most beautiful islands in Comlombia.

If Providencia and San Andres offer a relaxing island paradise vacation, Gorgona is the yin to their yang! Gorgona has been reinvented for ecotourism – home to some of the most spectacular diving in the country, and stellar views of the migrating humpback whales that visit Colombia's Pacific between June and September every year, this jungle-covered idyll has been named for the mythical Medusa of Greek lore due to the thousands of snakes that tormented Pizarro's small force, trapped for 8 months on the island prior to the invasion of Peru, and an Alcat.

Location: Pacific Ocean