Welcome to Turbo!
Turbo is a city in the Antioquia region of Colombia.
Turbo doesn't have a lot to offer, and its primary interest to travelers is its role as the place to get a boat to Capurganá, from where it is possible to get a boat to Puerto Obaldia in Panama.
The city has a population of just under 50,000, so there is stuff going on if you do decide to spend a few days here. There is the main plaza in the middle of Turbo (Calle 100 and Carrera 13) and most of the shops and restaurants are within a few minute's walk of the plaza.
Turbo is a port city in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is located on the coast of the Gulf of Urabá, 340 km north of Medellín (the department's capital and second largest city). This port city is the capital of the Urabá region of Antioquia.
The place where Turbo is today was known as Pisisí, but by 1741 people were already talking about Turbo. By a decree on May 11, 1839, the central government spent one thousand pesos for military service barracks in Turbo. In 1840 the republican president assigned one thousand fanegas of uncultivated lands for the new population. It was established as a municipality in 1847.
Turbo lies near the southeastern tip of the Darién Gap and is the northern terminus of the main route of the Pan-American Highway in South America. There is currently no paved road connecting the region to Yaviza, Panama, where the highway continues through Central and North America.