Rodadero Sea Aquarium and Museum

The Rodadero Sea Aquarium and Museum (Spanish: Acuario y Museo del Mar del Rodadero) is a public aquarium and maritime museum located in the Inca Inca Cove off the Rodadero beach in Santa Marta, Colombia. It was opened in 1965 by Captain Francisco Ospina Navia.^[2] The aquarium is part of the National Network of Museums of Colombia^[3] and part of ACOPAZOA, the Colombian branch of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.^[1] Accessible mainly by motorboat, the aquarium has 13 pools with direct connection to the Caribbean Sea, and 15 glass aquaria that contain over 805 animals that include sharks, sea turtles, dolphins, sea lions, crustaceans, fishes and seabirds, 98% of which are native to the area.^[2]

Rodadero Sea Aquarium and Museum
Logo of the aquarium
View of the Aquarium from a motorboat
11.216969°N 74.237151°W / 11.216969; -74.237151
Date opened	1965
Location	Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
No. of animals	805[1]
Memberships	IMATA, ACOPAZOA, RNM
Major exhibits	Dolphin display and Tairona exhibit.
Website	www.acuariorodadero.com

The Aquarium also contains a museum section that exhibits dissected specimens and nautical equipment, as well as an exhibition that focuses on the pre-columbine culture of the Taironas and their connection to the sea.^[4]

See also

• Tayrona National Natural Park

References

1. "Acuario Rodadero". Colombian Zoo and Aquarium Association. Retrieved 2009-12-16.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "Acuario Rodadero" (in Spanish). Colombian Zoo and Aquarium Association. Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
3. "Directorio de museos del Magdalena" [Directory of museums of Magdalena] (PDF) (in Spanish). Red Nacional de Museos. 2009-07-15. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
4. "Patrimonio Turístico" (in Spanish). Rodadero Sea Aquarium and Museum. 2008-03-13. Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2009-12-16.

Further reading

• Caputo, Lorraine; Newton, Paula & McColl, Richard (2009). Viva Travel Guides Colombia (Guidebook). V!VA travel guides (1st ed.). Viva Publishing Network. ISBN 978-0-9791264-4-4. OCLC 412768072. Retrieved 2009-12-16.

External links

• Santa Marta's Aquarium Seals on YouTube. By Oliver Bernal Gómez. (2007)
• Santa Marta's Aquarium dolphins on YouTube. By Oliver Bernal Gómez. (2007)