Gorgona functioned as a prison from 1959 until 1984 when it was turned into a National Natural Park. The island, noted for its many endemic species and unique ecosystems, was established as Gorgona Island National Park in 1985, in order to preserve its richly varied wildlife of the sub-tropical forest and the coral reefs offshore.

History

Early settlements

Gorgona was first inhabited by people possibly associated with the Tumaco-Tolita culture. The indigenous Guna people of Urabá

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