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A hostel in Minca · Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Where the jungle tells you:Stay.

Eco Point’s A-frame cabins with red metal roofs and timber fronts, in a tropical garden under tall trees.
Eco Point’s A-frame cabins in Minca
An orange sunset over the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains, seen from a wooden railing.
Sunset in Minca

“un lugar para pasar SABOROSO”— @ecopointminca’s motto: a place to have a delicious time

Between the river, the hummingbirds and the red-roofed cabins, there’s a corner of Minca where one more night comes easily.

9.4/10 · 133 reviews on Hostelworld (Oct 2026) (opens in a new tab) Carrera 4 #1-62 · about 400 m from Minca’s centre

Plate 02

Pick your corner

Three ways to stay. Tap one to see what’s published, what the photos show and what’s worth asking.

Plate 03

Any given day at Eco Point

Not a timetable or a package — just what fits into an unhurried day. Each stop leads to the details.

  1. Dawn

    Hummingbirds rise first

    The hostel counts some 30 species spotted around here. Sit still and watch the garden.

    Garden birds and hummingbirds

  2. Mid-morning

    To the river, no rush

    River access from the hostel: cold Sierra water. Ask how it is before you get in.

    Down to the river

  3. Midday

    Table tennis, foosball, siesta

    The covered lounge belongs to the cats and dogs — negotiate your spot on the sofa.

    Life at the house

  4. Afternoon

    Cacao and bamboo

    Cacao face masks with Don Gerardo or Reiki in the bamboo, when they can be arranged.

    Cacao face masks with Don Gerardo

  5. Sunset

    The Sierra turns orange

    Find a good spot and watch the sky catch fire over the mountains.

    When the Sierra turns orange

  6. Night

    Stories in the lounge

    Shared kitchen, board games and, sometimes, music. More tomorrow.

    Life at the house
Four smiling people pose arm in arm, two giving a thumbs-up, in front of a mural of a red bird among leaves and fruit.
Laughter in front of the red-bird mural.
A woman laughs on a wooden sofa with a tabby cat on her and two dogs beside her, under a mural of a yellow-backed oriole labelled with its scientific name.
The sofa’s real owners, under the yellow-backed oriole (Icterus chrysater) painted on the wall.

Plate 04

Come for Minca. Stay for the people.

Eco Point isn’t a resort and doesn’t pretend to be. It’s a house in Minca with red-roofed cabins, walls painted with birds, cats and dogs who take over the sofa, and people who are a pleasure to talk to.

On Hostelworld, guests score the staff 9.7 and the atmosphere 9.3 (October 2026).

Meet the house

Plate 05

Where to sleep, no guesswork

Each type with what’s published, what the photos show and what’s worth asking. No made-up prices — just ask for the rate.

See all rooms

Plate 06

Field journal

The house already has its own field guide painted on the wall. Here are the first pages.

  1. Nº 01

    Yellow-backed oriole

    Icterus chrysater

    Painted on the lounge wall, named in Spanish, English and Latin. The easiest specimen in the house to spot.

    Garden birds and hummingbirds
  2. Nº 02

    Hummingbirds

    Trochilidae

    Up early, buzzing, never still. Look for them at dawn near red flowers.

    Garden birds and hummingbirds
  3. Nº 03

    Butterflies

    Lepidoptera

    For a close look, the butterfly house next door — independent, not part of Eco Point.

    The butterfly house next door
  4. Nº 04

    About 30 species

    Aves varias

    That’s what the hostel reports seeing around here. How many will you add?

    Birding around Minca

“About 30 species” is the hostel’s approximate count, not a scientific inventory.

Plate 07

Minca, on foot and unhurried

Four outings from the house. The river is Eco Point’s own; the rest are independent places — here’s how to get there.

Illustrated sketch, not to scale. Approximate distances from Minca per Colombia Travel.

Minca guide

Plate 08

In numbers, not made-up quotes

9.4/10 · Hostelworld — Average of 133 reviews, checked on 22 October 2026. It can change — read the full reviews there.

  • Value for money9.7
  • Security10.0
  • Location10.0
  • Staff9.7
  • Atmosphere9.3
  • Facilities8.7
  • Cleanliness8.3
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Two people rest arm in arm on a sofa in the covered lounge; a table-tennis table in the foreground and a foosball table on the right.Porch of an A-frame cabin with two wooden chairs, a timber door, a hanging wicker lamp and a striped calathea in the foreground.An outdoor Reiki session: a practitioner beside a treatment table with a person under white sheets, inside a bamboo grove.Cacao beans in a metal pan, with soil and plants behind.Gallery
An orange sunset over the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains, seen from a wooden railing.

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