El lugar se ha constituido en un atractivo para visitar. Diariamente numerosos turistas realizan excursiones para observar el relieve del volcán de lodo y laCiénaga del Totumo, y para tomar baños en ambas formaciones naturales. El sitio cuenta con algunos establecimientos de comida típica y está cerca de la Vía al Mar que une a Cartagena de Indias con Barranquilla. No lejos de ahí está la ensenada de Galerazamba donde se extrae sal marina desde épocas precolombinas, y que también se ha convertido en un atractivo para los turistas.
Mediante análisis hechos al lodo del volcán, se ha podido establecer su composición química: Agua 46.42%, Sílice 37.94%, Aluminio 9.31%, Magnesio13.11%, Cloruro sódico 15.0%, Calcio 9.30%, Sulfuro 6.74%, Hierro 1.70%, Pérdida por calcinación 6.60%.
El barro, además de ser refrescante, tiene propiedades medicinales para curar el acné, úlceras, reumatismo, artritis, hongos, etc.
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The Totumo Volcano is a volcanic cone filled with mud, which is located in the municipality of Santa Catalina (Bolivar), near the border with the department of the Atlantic, the Caribbean Region of Colombia. It has a low elevation (more than twenty meters) to reach the crater must climb a rustic wooden staircase. The townships cataneros Loma de Arena and Pueblo Nuevo are closest to it.
The place has become an attraction to visit. Many tourists daily excursions to see the relief of the mud volcano and laCiénaga Totumo, and take baths in both formations. The site has some typical food establishments and close to the Milky Ocean linking Cartagena to Barranquilla. Not far away is the Galerazamba cove where sea salt is extracted from pre-Columbian times, and also has become an attraction for tourists.
Analyzes made by the mud volcano has been able to establish their chemical composition: Water 46.42% 37.94% silica, 9.31% aluminum, Magnesio13.11%, 15.0% Sodium Chloride, Calcium 9.30%, 6.74% sulfur, iron 1.70%, 6.60% loss on ignition.
The clay, besides being refreshing, has medicinal properties to cure acne, ulcers, rheumatism, arthritis, fungus, etc.
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