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Iota deals another blow to tourism in the Colombian archipelago

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San Andres, Nov 23 (EFE).- A week after the devastating passage of Hurricane Iota, the residents of Colombia's San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina archipelago are trying to restructure their lives and hope that tourism, the engine of their local economy, helps get things back on track.Iota deals a severe blow to the plans to reopen the traditional tourist sites in the set of islands, including Morgan's Cave, which has been closed since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic and was seriously affected by the storm, along with other natural tourist attractions in the area. (Camera: KLAREM VALOYES).SHOT LIST: THE AFTERMATH OF THE HURRICANE IOTA AT MORGAN'S CAVE IN SAN ANDRES, COLOMBIA. SOUND BITE: JIMMY GORDON, OWNER OF THE MORGAN'S CAVE (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: At Morgan's Cave, almost 70 percent was affected (by storm), the greater part of our infrastructure and especially the nature (here). Trees that I have seen growing for 50 years, the great majority of them are gone.

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