Wildlife on Gorgona Island, where an infamous prison used to work, in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern Colombian coast.
Colombia’s former island prison of Gorgona is a humid mass of volcanoes and jungle. Today, this natural jewel is a national natural park of black gravel, colorful reefs, thick jungle and exuberant fauna.
A Bocourt’s dwarf iguana (Enyalioides heterolepis) is seen in Gorgona Island, where an infamous prison used to work, in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern Colombian coast. AFPFish swimming near Gorgona Island, where an infamous prison used to work, in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern Colombian coast. AFPA green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming near Gorgona Island, where an infamous prison used to work, in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern Colombian coast. AFPA marbled poison frog (Epipedobates boulengeri) in Gorgona Island, where an infamous prison used to work, in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern Colombian coast. AFPA helmeted basilisk (Basiliscus galeritus) in Gorgona Island, where an infamous prison used to work, in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern Colombian coast. AFPA Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in Gorgona Island, where an infamous prison used to work, in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern Colombian coast. AFPTwo white-faced capuchin (Cebus capucinus) in Gorgona Island, where an infamous prison used to work, in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern Colombian coast. AFPA hermit crab (Paguroidea) on a beach in Gorgonilla Island, next to Gorgona Island, in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern Colombian coast. AFP
