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0786. 2003-07-26 16.04.50 A pelican flying near the boat bringing us to Isla Grande. In the background the skyline of modern Cartagena. 0793. 2003-07-26 16.38.44 Fishermen in the Bahía de Cartagena. 0794. 2003-07-26 16.39.14 Fuerte de San Fernando at the Boca Chica strait, the only navigable passage to Cartagena, as Boca Grande is protected with a submarine stone wall. On the other side of Boca Chica is the Fuerte Batería de San José. Both fortresses were connected with a huge chain in order to prevent surprise attacks. 0795. 2003-07-26 16.39.22 Closeup of the Fuerte de San Fernando at the Boca Chica strait. 0796. 2003-07-26 16.39.34 Fuerte Batería de San José (18th century), at the Boca Chica entrance to Cartagena. It was linked with a huge chain to Fuerte de San Fernando on the other side of the strait. 0800. 2003-07-26 16.41.54 Fuerte Batería de San José (18th century), at the Boca Chica entrance to Cartagena. It was linked with a huge chain to Fuerte de San Fernando on the other side of the strait. 0801. 2003-07-26 16.42.04 Seaside of Fuerte de San Fernando (Boca Chica strait). Note the numerous wall openings for the cannons. 0803. 2003-07-26 16.43.48 Coral fishing (Boca Chica). 0805. 2003-07-26 16.45.24 Fishermen in front of Boca Grande. 0809. 2003-07-26 17.50.22 The first Caribbean isles of the Islas del Rosario archipelago. 0811. 2003-07-26 17.50.56 Closeup of one of the Caribbean isles of the Islas del Rosario archipelago. 0814. 2003-07-26 17.52.36 The first Caribbean isles of the Islas del Rosario archipelago. 0815. 2003-07-26 17.52.46 Islas del Rosario (Isla Grande). 0823. 2003-07-27 17.33.22 Crabs on Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario) tend to imitate spiders and insects. This critter was keeping the guard outside at our bungalow (Hotel Resort Cocoliso). 0824. 2003-07-27 17.56.42 The Cocoliso Resort on Isla Grande hosts a mini zoo. There was even a squirrel. 0826. 2003-07-27 18.27.12 Mangrove trees on Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario). 0827. 2003-07-27 18.29.36 Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario) hosts a variety of species. Here's a nest in a tree. 0833. 2003-07-27 18.34.56 Mangrove trees on Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario). 0836. 2003-07-27 18.36.40 This group of anemones seems to like the submerged mangrove tree roots on Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario). 0837. 2003-07-27 18.38.30 Another set ofanemones in the shallow mangrove waters surrounding Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario). 0839. 2003-07-27 18.40.36 Mangrove tree roots and their offspring on Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario). The seeds make a vertical fall into the mud. 0840. 2003-07-27 18.41.30 Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario). A trail in the forest. 0841. 2003-07-27 18.44.42 Forest of Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario). Bird. 0842. 2003-07-27 18.45.34 Forest on Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario). The Totumo fruits that grow on this tree have many uses. When dried the outside of the totumo is very hard. 0853. 2003-07-27 19.02.08 Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario). Shell of a sea snail in the Caribbean sea. 0857. 2003-07-27 19.04.14 Kelp (seaweed) in front of one of the beaches of Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario). 0862. 2003-07-27 19.15.58 Isla Grande, like the other islands of the Islas del Rosario archipelago, is a maritime graveyard. It consists of dead coral skeletons and sand. A storm can easily erode the shoreline. Mangroves offer some protection to the shorelines of these isles. 0863. 2003-07-27 19.21.40 Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario). Unidentified plant. 0864. 2003-07-27 19.24.04 Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario). Unidentified tree. 0866. 2003-07-27 19.26.42 Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario). Papaya trees. 0867. 2003-07-27 19.31.22 Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario). Coco nuts. 0871. 2003-07-27 19.43.58 Isla Grande (Islas del Rosario). These holes host a variety of land crabs.
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