Some 1,200 whales arrive each year off Colombia’s coast and make their home in the natural marine reserves of Gorgona, Sanquianga and Utria, an area off Colombia’s western coast that boasts the world’s highest whale birth rate (28 percent of the total). The arrival of these cetaceans also draws large numbers of tourists to observe species such as the Blue, Bryde’s, Minke and Humpback whales, which remain in the region until the end of November. Read more here. Semana International delivers news about Colombia in English. Find more in our home.