With the creation of the "Special Tourism Unit", Goverment points to be the first Department in Colombia with Tourism Police.

* More than 300 members of the National Police in the Department are part of the strategy, which reinforces issues such as the Raizal Culture, characteristic places, language, history, traditions, and importance of environmental care, good waste management, water care and much more.

In order to cultivate and continue providing excellent attention to tourists visiting the Archipelago, the Departmental Government together with the National Police began a series of trainings for agents to create the ‘Special Tourist Unit’.

During this pedagogical initiative, which aims to develop tourism activities, directed at the prevention and education of national and foreign tourists, the Administration intends that the Department be the first in all of Colombia to have a Tourism Police.

“It is a comprehensive training. San Andres and Providence have factors that differentiate them from other places in the country and as such, people must be trained so that they can attend tourists and situations in this territory. In other words, this activity is of great importance, a great victory and achievement to be able to form and train a Special Tourist Police Unit,” said Yadira Olivo Florez, Secretary of Tourism.

More than 300 members of the National Police in the Department are part of the strategy, which reinforces issues such as the Raizal Culture, characteristic places, language, history, traditions, and the importance of environmental care, good waste management, water care and much more.

According to Olivo Florez, this initiative contributes to the strengthening of the destination.

“We are looking for San Andres to be recognized as a tourist destination par excellence and we need to cover all fronts. The attention and help given to tourists is essential for our development,” said the secretary.

The training is carried out by experienced personnel of the entity, brought from Bogota, who share their experiences and strategies for the development of tourism activities.

The trainings are carried out at the auditorium of the National Police in the Department. The second cycle will take place from October 1 to October 6 and the last one will begin from October7 to October 12 of the same month.