Santa Catalina Island, Colombia

Santa Catalina is a small island in the north of the Colombian department of San Andrés and Providencia. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, just 122 meters off the northwest coast of the island of Providencia.

Both islands are connected by the colorful approximately 150 m long been emphasized end pontoon wooden bridge Malecón Los Enamorados ( Lover 's Bridge ) with each other, which leads over the artificial sea channel Aury. About they reach both the 200 inhabitants of the neighboring island of Santa Catalina Providencia as well as tourists from there to the offshore island.

The approximately 1.5 km ², Santa Catalina is of volcanic origin and reaches Breakaway Hill a height up to 130 m above sea level. Smaller settlements and a vefallenes Fort ( Fort Warwick ) are mostly located on the south coast of the island; on roads does not attach the island.