Sapzurro

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Sapzurro
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Acandí in the Chocó Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Acandí in the Chocó Department of Colombia
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Country  Colombia
Department Chocó Department
Population
 • Total 270
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

Sapzurro is a small town on the Caribbean Sea located in the northwest corner of the Republic of Colombia. It is part of the Municipality of Acandí, in the Chocó Department of the Darien region. The closest city is Capurganá, a semi-popular port town, and it is across the international boundary from the Panamanian town of La Miel.

Accessibility

There is ferry service between the Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (Apartadó Town) and Capurganá. The Turbo-Capurganá route has become popular for people crossing between Colombia and Panama. Daily boats transport passengers from Turbo to Capurganá then they have the option to walk or take a smaller panga to the small port of Sapzurro.

Traveling out

The first city in Panama is Puerto Obaldia, accessible by boat from Capurganá or Sapzurro in about 45 minutes. From inside the country there are flight connections from Medellín in the Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport with the aviation companies ADA[1] and Searca.[2]

Geography

Climate

Tropical savanna climates have monthly mean temperatures above 18 °C (64 °F) in every month of the year and typically a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60mm (2.36 in) of precipitation. Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Aw". (Tropical Savanna Climate). The average temperature for the year in Sapzurro is 81.0 °F (27.2 °C). The warmest month, on average, is May with an average temperature of 82.0 °F (27.8 °C). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 80.0 °F (26.7 °C).[3]

Climate data for Sapzurro (Colombia)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(85)		 29
(85)		 29
(85)		 29
(85)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(85)		 29
(84)		 29
(84.4)
Average low °C (°F) 24
(76)		 24
(76)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(76)		 24
(76)		 24
(76)		 25
(77)		 24.6
(76.6)
Average precipitation days 3 3 3 5 8 6 4 7 6 6 5 4 60
Source: Weatherbase [4]

Demographics

There are 270 inhabitants, most sharing one of two last names.[5] It is inhabited predominantly by descendants of African slaves brought by the Spanish Colonizers after conquering the Americas.

Guerrilla presence

Due to military tension the FARC guerillas, including the FARC's Frente 57, were forced to take refuge across their own border in Panama's Darian region. In June 1999 the guerrillas briefly took over the border settlement of Sapzurro.[6]

Etymology

Origins of the word Sapzurro come from the ancient dialect of the Kuna people and means "Bahia Profunda" (deep bay).

Gallery

File:Sapzurro Beach (Colombia).jpeg
Main bay of Sapzurro, Colombia
File:Sapzurro Beach driftwood (Colombia).jpeg
Underwater trees Sapzurro, Colombia

See also

References

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