Date opened 1965 Memberships IMATA, ACOPAZOA, RNM Phone +57 317 3641113 | No. of animals 805 Opened 1965 Number of animals 805 | |
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Location Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia Major exhibits Dolphin display and Tairona exhibit. Website www.acuariorodadero.com Address Ensenada Inca Inca frente a la playa en, El Rodadero, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia Hours Open today · 10AM–6PMTuesday10AM–6PMWednesday10AM–6PMThursday10AM–6PMFriday10AM–6PMSaturday10AM–6PMSunday10AM–6PMMonday10AM–6PMSuggest an edit Similar Rodadero, Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino, Acuario Mundo Marino, Museo del Oro Tairona, Tayrona National Natural P | ||
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. The aquarium is part of the National Network of Museums of Colombia and part of ACOPAZOA, the Colombian branch of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. 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.
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.