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Santa Marta

Colombia · Magdalena

Santa Marta, officially the Distrito Turistico, Cultural e Historico de Santa Marta, is a port 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.

31° / 27°

31° / 28°

31° / 27°

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Practical facts

Local time: UTC-5 · 1 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region: Magdalena
Main language: Spanish
On the map: 11.24° N, 74.21° W

Near Santa Marta

Tayrona · 32 km away
Barranquilla · 70 km away
Riohacha · 145 km away
La Boquilla · 164 km away
Cartagena · 168 km away
Isla Baru · 198 km away

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