Santa Marta
The oldest surviving Spanish town in Colombia, and mostly a base — Tayrona's beaches are an hour east and the Sierra Nevada goes up behind it. Bolívar died here.
Santa Marta in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Santa Marta
Where to stay in Santa Marta
Santa Marta in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Santa Marta
The Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino is an hacienda or quinta built in 1608, famous for being the death place of Simón Bolívar on December 17, 1830. The hacienda is located in the corregimiento of Mamatoco within the tourist district of Santa Marta, near the Caribbean Sea in northern Colombia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Oct 2024
No machine-readable author provided. Mijotoba assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain
The Tayrona National Natural Park is a protected area in the Colombian northern Caribbean region and within the jurisdiction of the city of Santa Marta, 34 kilometres (21 mi) from the city centre. The park presents a biodiversity endemic to the area of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range, featuring a variety of climates and geography that ranges from arid sea level to 900 meters above sea level.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Jul 2026
Ben Bowes · CC BY 2.0
The Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino is an hacienda or quinta built in 1608, famous for being the death place of Simón Bolívar on December 17, 1830. The hacienda is located in the corregimiento of Mamatoco within the tourist district of Santa Marta, near the Caribbean Sea in northern Colombia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Oct 2024
No machine-readable author provided. Mijotoba assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain
The Tayrona National Natural Park is a protected area in the Colombian northern Caribbean region and within the jurisdiction of the city of Santa Marta, 34 kilometres (21 mi) from the city centre. The park presents a biodiversity endemic to the area of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range, featuring a variety of climates and geography that ranges from arid sea level to 900 meters above sea level.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Jul 2026
Ben Bowes · CC BY 2.0
