The Rodadero Sea Aquarium and Museum (Spanish: Acuario y Museo del Mar del Rodadero ) is a public aquarium and maritime museum located in the Inca Inca Cove off the Rodadero beach in Santa Marta, Colombia. It was opened in 1965 by Captain Francisco Ospina Navia.[2] The aquarium is part of the National Network of Museums of Colombia[3] and part of ACOPAZOA, the Colombian branch of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.[1] Accessible mainly by motorboat, the aquarium has 13 pools with direct connection to the Caribbean Sea, and 15 glass aquaria that contain over 805 animals that include sharks, sea turtles, dolphins, sea lions, crustaceans, fishes and seabirds, 98% of which are native to the area.[2]
