Few are those who know that a few hours away from Cali are some of the pearls of the Pacific coast. Half an hour by boat from Buenaventura, you will find ‘Playa de Juanchaco’ (Juanchaco Beach), an unforgettable place which carries the blood and stories of the coast’s Afro culture. Here, there are no palm trees or white sand; instead, it is the mangroves that make their way through the tide and dance among them until linked. Sand is black like the skin of its natives, it is an imitation of ashes that drain finely between the fingers and then mix with keep-secrets waters.

It is a compliment to simplicity and calmness. In Juanchaco, life is not in a hurry or worries, since it moves according to the marimba music (a tradicional musical instrument). Any tourist who gives themselves the opportunity to know another face of the sea will be amazed to feel that the flexibility of life in the Pacific swims with the tide and sometimes mounts the back of whales seeking warm waters to stop and take a break in the journey of their lives