Chocó Voyage Tips and guide

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Map of Chocó

• 8.616667-77.3333331 Capurganá
• 5.692277-76.6581922 Quibdó
• 8.658333-77.3663893 Sapzurro

• 7.8-77.154 Los Katios National Park

It is in the west of the country, and is the only Colombian department to have coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It contains all of Colombia's border with Panama. Its capital is Quibdó.

Chocó has a diverse geography, unique ecosystems and unexploited natural resources. However, its population has one of the lowest standards of living of all departments in Colombia.

In 2005, the ethnic composition of the department was 82% Afro-Colombians, 12% Amerindian or Indigenous, and 5% Whites and Mestizos.