episode description
Santa Marta is the world’s tallest coastal mountain, rising up from the warm water beaches of the Caribbean Sea to high forested slopes, home to many species found nowhere else on Earth. After enjoying the festivities of the Barranquilla Carnival, Nigel heads uphill to find unique parakeets and hummingbirds, and shines his torch into the tree branches at night to see adorable owl monkeys staring right back. Further north along the coast the lush forest turns to desert scrubland - here Nigel dances with a deadly rattlesnake and takes a boat into the lagoon for spectacular views of a flock of flamingoes. He finishes his Caribbean adventure near the beautiful ancient city of Cartagena, where scientists are working to protect one of the world’s rarest monkeys.

