Theme Week Colombia – Santa Marta
Friday, 23 June 2023 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Caribbean / Karibik General
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Santa Marta, officially the
Distrito Turístico, Cultural e Histórico de Santa Marta (English:
Touristic, Cultural and Historic District of Santa Marta ), is a
city on the coast of the
Caribbean Sea in northern
Colombia . It is the capital of
Magdalena Department and the fourth-largest urban city of the
Caribbean Region of Colombia , after
Barranquilla ,
Cartagena , and
Soledad . Founded on July 29, 1525, by the Spanish conqueror
Rodrigo de Bastidas , it was one of the first Spanish settlements in Colombia, its oldest surviving city, and second oldest in
South America . This city is situated on a bay by the same name and as such, it is a prime tourist destination in the Caribbean region.
Santa Marta is located on Santa Marta Bay of the Caribbean Sea in the province of Magdalena. It is 992 km from Bogotá and 93 km from Barranquilla. It is bordered to the north and west by the Caribbean and to the south by the municipalities of Aracataca and Ciénaga.
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Santa Marta’s economy is based on tourism, trade, port activities, fishing and agriculture, in that order. The main agricultural products are:
bananas ,
coffee ,
cocoa and
cassava .
Santa Marta is a major port.
Simón Bolívar International Airport is 16 km (10 mi) from the city centre. Historic figure
Simón Bolívar died here, a significant event for South America as a whole. His villa known as
La Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino is located just outside the city centre. As the main city centre is located close to the coast, the city itself has had difficulty controlling expansion. Although, technically a separate locality, Rodadero is part of Santa Marta itself.
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