"Tolu" redirects here. For other uses, see Tolu (disambiguation).
Location of the municipality and town of Tolú in the Sucre Department of Colombia.
Tolú is a small municipality and town in Sucre Department, northern Colombia by the Caribbean sea. The municipality has an area of 500 km². The name of Tolú comes from a tree called the Balsam of Tolú.
Tolú offers ecotourism ideal for diving and rain forest treks.
Tolú is a word that comes from the name of the Indians that inhabited the place, called Tolúes.
The municipality of Tolú borders North with San Onofre, East with Toluviejo, South with Coveñas, Palmito and Sincelejo.
Famous Columbian drug lord, José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha was killed in Tolú.
(in Spanish) ToluCaribe.com - Recreación, Historia y Cultura de Tolú.
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