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By Lorraine Caputo

Many travelers consider Santa Marta just a passing-through point on their way to Taganga, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona or Ciudad Perdida. However, beneath the surface of this port city, there is much to do. Journeyers interested in history should head for Quinta San Pedro Alejandrina and the Bananatown; ruin rats, to the Museo de Oro, Tayrona’s El Pueblito and Bahía Neguanje’s archaeological site. Art connoisseurs, take in the several museums and the cultural centers, which often present free events. Nature lovers could take in El Rodadero’s aquariums, Santuario de Flora y Fauna Ciénaga Grande or Parque Nacional Natural Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Sports enthusiasts, you have a number of deportes, from fishing to scuba diving, as well as minor league baseball. Don’t forget villages like Minca, Ciénaga or Aracataca—and, of course, the many beaches.

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Museo de Oro Tairona

In the building that was once Santa Marta’s customs (aduana) house is the Museo de Oro Tair...

Museums of Santa Marta

Santa Marta has a growing number of museums, thanks in part to the Universidad del Magdalena. Whether ...

Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino

Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino has been around for ages (since 1608) with the mission to cultivate su...

Museums of El Rodadero

El Rodadero has a few museums of its own, focused of course on the natural and human history of the Ca...

Acuario y Museo del Mar del Rodadero

The small boat takes you across the deep blue-green bay to Ensenada Inca Inca, 10 minutes away. There ...

Catedral

The white-washed Catedral of Santa Marta was built within a decade of the city’s founding. The front...

La Ciudad Perdida (Lost City)

The name ciudad perdida really is fitting as Colombia’s “lost city” went centuries without being...

Bananatown

United Fruit Company once had a company town carved in this city that housed its corporate offices and...

Santa Marta Beaches

Nothing surpasses the pale sand and warm waters of the Caribbean coast. Santa Marta is no exception. W...

Cultural Centers of Santa Marta

Just because you are traveling on a tight budget doesn’t mean you can’t get a fair dose of the art...

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