Isla de Providencia - Fees

Description:

This Colombian island lies midway between Costa Rica and Jamaica. It is connected to the smaller Santa Catalina Island by a 100m footbridge. With a long history of pirates and hidden treasure, it's no surprise this is Colombia's major scuba destination.

A scenic and friendly island, Providencia is convenient for a break on passage to/from Panama. Although a district of Columbia, it lies about 135NM east of the coast of Nicaragua and about 500NM from mainland Colombia.

Cruiser Highlights:

Protected harbor; quiet and undeveloped; helpful locals; reasonable provisioning; beautiful scenery; walks and climbs.

Entrance Notes and Cautions:

There is a significant datum offset (more than 200m) for both Navionics and C-Map electronic charting. This applies to Low Cay, north of Providencia and to Providencia Island itself. It may also apply to San Andres Island and to the Albuquerque Cays.

There are several channels leading into the port of Catalina. The primary channel is marked with six buoys and starts with the deep water buoy. Entering the harbor is straightforward

Position:

13° 22'48"N, 81° 22'19"W (Catalina)