Barú (peninsula)

The Barú peninsula ( Spanish Península de Barú ) is located south of the city of Cartagena on the Colombian Caribbean coast in the Department of Bolívar . The El Dique Canal , which connects the Bahía de Cartagena de Indias in the north with the Río Magdalena , passes east of the peninsula . Since the channel practically separates the peninsula from the mainland, it is sometimes referred to as an island ( Isla in Spanish ).

Administratively, Barú belongs to the municipality of Cartagena in the Department of Bolívar .

To the west of Barú are the Islas del Rosario , to the north is the Isla de Tierra Bomba . The Corales del Rosario National Park is located on the peninsula . Near the point in the west, the Punta Barú , which is separated from the rest of the peninsula by a narrow channel, is the place Barú .

The Bahía Barbacoas is located south of Barú .

In 2015, the Spanish galleon San José was found near the peninsula , which was sunk in a naval battle with British warships in 1708 .

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