Guidebook for Santa Marta
Food Scene
Restaurante Vineria El Sabor de Italia
14-60 esquina Carrera 2Burukuka
5-60 Cl. 20El Punto Múltiple Del Sabor / Hot
# 7 - 76 Cra. 2Restaurante Karey
1-19 Cl. 9La Estancia
7 - 20 Cra. 3Sightseeing
This beautiful Quinta is where revolutionary hero Simon Bolivar lived out his final days. The stunning colonial-era estate currently serves as a monument to the liberator of South America, featuring all the pomp and grandeur you would expect to honor such an important historical figure.
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Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino
Avenida El LibertadorThis beautiful Quinta is where revolutionary hero Simon Bolivar lived out his final days. The stunning colonial-era estate currently serves as a monument to the liberator of South America, featuring all the pomp and grandeur you would expect to honor such an important historical figure.
Palomino is a small and laidback village on Colombia’s Caribbean coast that has a hip and happening feel. Tropical birds swoop through its streets and it’s home to pristine Colombian beaches that stretch all the way to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains. The sea currents here are famously fierce, which is why most visitors hire inner tubes and float down the river before tucking into a hearty supper of freshly-caught fish.
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Palomino
Palomino is a small and laidback village on Colombia’s Caribbean coast that has a hip and happening feel. Tropical birds swoop through its streets and it’s home to pristine Colombian beaches that stretch all the way to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains. The sea currents here are famously fierce, which is why most visitors hire inner tubes and float down the river before tucking into a hearty supper of freshly-caught fish.
Parks & Nature
Organic coffee farms, jungle hikes and refreshing waterfalls are all par for the course in the picturesque town of Minca, just an hour’s drive from central Santa Marta. Go for the day or stay overnight to really get to know this beautiful section of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
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Minca
Organic coffee farms, jungle hikes and refreshing waterfalls are all par for the course in the picturesque town of Minca, just an hour’s drive from central Santa Marta. Go for the day or stay overnight to really get to know this beautiful section of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
The beautiful beaches in Tayrona National Park, close to the city of Santa Marta, are some of Colombia’s most famous, thanks to their soft sands, crashing waves and huge, iconic rock formations (not to mention the palm trees). Visitors tend to camp, rent hammocks or stay in the comfortable eco-hab cabins.
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Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona
The beautiful beaches in Tayrona National Park, close to the city of Santa Marta, are some of Colombia’s most famous, thanks to their soft sands, crashing waves and huge, iconic rock formations (not to mention the palm trees). Visitors tend to camp, rent hammocks or stay in the comfortable eco-hab cabins.
The Lost City, or Ciudad Perdida, is more than just the destination for a gruelling five-day hike through the jungle near Santa Marta, which concludes with the ascent of some 1,200 stone steps to reach the city itself. For the nearby Kogi, Arhuaco and Wiwa peoples, this is a sacred place that was once the political and manufacturing center for their ancestors, the Tairona. The hike itself passes several indigenous villages and recreations as to how the Tairona lived. One tour company that runs hikes to the site, Wiwa Tour, is also indigenous owned and run.
La Ciudad Perdida (The Lost City)
The Lost City, or Ciudad Perdida, is more than just the destination for a gruelling five-day hike through the jungle near Santa Marta, which concludes with the ascent of some 1,200 stone steps to reach the city itself. For the nearby Kogi, Arhuaco and Wiwa peoples, this is a sacred place that was once the political and manufacturing center for their ancestors, the Tairona. The hike itself passes several indigenous villages and recreations as to how the Tairona lived. One tour company that runs hikes to the site, Wiwa Tour, is also indigenous owned and run.
Arts & Culture
Colombia’s Nobel Laureate famously spent his formative years in Aracataca, near the city of Santa Marta, where his childhood home has been lovingly reconstructed. Visitors and fans of the writer’s master work, One Hundred Years of Solitude, can see Gabo’s childhood bedroom, the famously crowded dining room, the workshop where the Colonel made his little gold fish and seek shade under the tree in the garden.
Casa Museo Gabriel García Márquez
Carrera 6 Este Colombia’s Nobel Laureate famously spent his formative years in Aracataca, near the city of Santa Marta, where his childhood home has been lovingly reconstructed. Visitors and fans of the writer’s master work, One Hundred Years of Solitude, can see Gabo’s childhood bedroom, the famously crowded dining room, the workshop where the Colonel made his little gold fish and seek shade under the tree in the garden.
Everything Else
Taganga is Colombia’s hippie heaven, a small fishing town on the edge of a secluded bay, surrounded by the first slopes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains. Long sandy beaches line this inlet and most tourists take boat rides or go scuba diving, as well as enjoying the town’s lively nightlife.
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Taganga
Taganga is Colombia’s hippie heaven, a small fishing town on the edge of a secluded bay, surrounded by the first slopes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains. Long sandy beaches line this inlet and most tourists take boat rides or go scuba diving, as well as enjoying the town’s lively nightlife.
Just after a nice nearby beach to pull up a towel? Then jump on a ferry and head to the beautiful Playa Blanca. Situated on the other side of a headland just a short trip from the city, this pristine stretch of sand is lined by a number of basic local restaurants yet still manages to feel miles away from the big city.
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Playa Blanca
Just after a nice nearby beach to pull up a towel? Then jump on a ferry and head to the beautiful Playa Blanca. Situated on the other side of a headland just a short trip from the city, this pristine stretch of sand is lined by a number of basic local restaurants yet still manages to feel miles away from the big city.
Essentials
Olímpica
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