Taganga Tourist Traps

I woke up early enough to catch the bus from Santa Marta to Cartagena... I packed and was out carrying my bags to the main road where the bus should pass. No bus. There was no bus ...Locals informed me they had blocked the road complaining about the shortage of water. They were protesting because the town had suffered a lot from the water shortage and nobody cared. There had been three days we had no water. The whole town had to bring water by private means because the local authorities wouldn't care to build a water system so that they could always have their own supply. Or at least bring them some supplies.
I decided to get to the point where they had blocked the road and try to convince them to let me pass. I usually succeed when I am right and logical. I ask a friend to take me as well as some more tourists who were also interested in leaving as soon as possible.
The scene was surprising as the road was not blocked by people only. Huge trunks and barbed wire was put across so that not even a dog would be able to pass. The crowd were shouting for their right shaking their fists “Nobody passes..! Nobody passes!” I tried to explain that it was not my fault and I had to leave. Nobody listened.
Several women took pity on us and recognised we were right so they made a hole through the wires. I couldn't believe my luck. But suddenly a fierce young with a beard rushed on the spot and told me nobody would pass. So we had to go to the beach and pay a boat – we negotiated it to 25$ - to take us to Santa Marta.
Well, they were right to complain, anyway, but it was not our fault, either.