Economy of Tolu

locals. Most residents living Tolú the primary activity is fishing for their livelihood, fishing rarely made larger or more inside the 5 nautical miles offshore directly which makes this activity is ecologically sustainable.

Tourism generates jobs in services and the area where most of the working age population.

Near the town of Tolu Coveñas basis exists for the Navy, as there is also an oil terminal Ecopetrol is the largest oil company in Colombia.

Although the region has savannah lands suitable for agriculture extend this rarely used except for sporadic crops of corn, cotton, cassava and soybeans. The region also has potential for growing oil palm but development and marketing in the region is the result of controversy due to low labor generated with this crop.

In the center of town there are a couple of bank branches Bancolombia and Banco Agrario which is responsible for financing the basic needs of the region and provide money to tourists through their