Migration of humpback whales draws tourists and prosperity to Colombia harbour town

(10 Sep 2023)
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Bahia Solano, Colombia - 27 August 2023
1. Various drone shots of humpback whales swimming ++MUTE++
2. Boats in the bay

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Bahia Solano, Colombia - 26 August 2023
1. Various drone shots of Bahía Solano ++MUTE++

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Bahia Solano, Colombia - 27 August 2023
3. Drone shot of humpback whales swimming ++MUTE++
4. Various of humpback whales swimming

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Bahia Solano, Colombia - 29 August 2023
5. Humpback whale jumping out of the water

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Bahia Solano, Colombia - 30 August 2023
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Esteban Duque, Marine Biologist
"Whales come to Colombia from the South Pole, from the Antarctic, specifically from the Antarctic Peninsula, where they feed and come to this area to breed and give birth to their calves. Many of them. For many of the whales, this is their breeding destination. For some others it is a place to pass through. The whales are heading to are much further north, like Panama, Costa Rica or Nicaragua."

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Bahia Solano, Colombia - 29 August 2023
7. Wide of children in Luis López de Mesa school

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Bahia Solano, Colombia - 30 August 2023
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Luis Hernando Hurtado, Boat Captain
"The number of families who can live off the whale season, who depend on a whale season here in Bahia Solano, I think we are about 50 or so, families that make a living from this work that we choose to do."

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Bahia Solano, Colombia - 29 August 2023
9. Boats in Bahía Solano

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Bahia Solano, Colombia - 27 August 2023
10. Aerial boat in water ++MUTE++

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Bahia Solano, Colombia - 28 August 2023
11. Crab on sand

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Bahia Solano, Colombia - 29 August 2023
12. Indigenous artisan Medardo Machuca sanding piece of wood; UPSOUND (Spanish):
"I do carvings of everything, whales... fish."
13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Medardo Machuca, Indigenous artisan:
"I make whale sticks (carvings), fish, all that. Sometimes (people) come from Bogotá, sometimes gringo (American tourists), sometimes they come from Japan, something like that."
14. Various of whale carvings
15. Machuca carving

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Bahia Solano, Colombia - 27 August 2023
16. Various of migrating humpback whales ++MUTE++
STORYLINE:
Thousands of humpback whales congregate to breed in the warm waters of the Colombian Pacific between July and October.

The majestic creatures travel thousands of miles from Antarctica to give birth to their young.

The season of their migration is eagerly anticipated by locals in the Colombian town of Bahia Solano.

Around 10,000 people live in the harbor town in the Chocó region, about 405 kilometers (252 miles) northwest of Bogotá.

Their numbers are boosted during the whale season by hundreds of tourists who travel there to experience the magic.

The arrival of the marine mammals brings prosperity to the many residents who make their living from ecotourism.

Some take tourists out on whale-watching excursions, like captain Luis Hernando Hurtado Ruíz.

Others, like local craft maker Medardo Machuca, sell handmade souvenirs.

The Indigenous artisan has dedicated the last 20 years of his life to designing and making small wooden fish and whales.

He says he has sold pieces to tourists from all over the world, from the United States to Japan.

AP Video shot by Ivan Valencia

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