SAMANÁ FEST 2026: WHITEWATER MARATHON RACE TO PROTECT THE RIVER!

Since the construction of the nation’s largest hydroelectric complex in the 1980s, Eastern Antioquia in Colombia has known little peace. Two decades ago, the Samaná Norte River basin witnessed brutal civil violence and mass displacement. When the gunfire finally ceased, the hydroelectric industry once again set its sights on disrupting the flow of the last free-flowing river of the region.

« Locals and whitewater enthusiasts share love and respect for the river, and the confluence of both is Samaná Fest.