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{{About|the Colombian city|other uses|Santa Marta (disambiguation)}}
{{Expand Spanish|topic=geo|article=Santa Marta|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Santa Marta
| image              = 
| type               = [[Districts of Colombia|District]] and city
| nickname           = ''America's Pearl'' (''La Perla de America'')
| motto              = 
| image_skyline           = {{multiple image | border = infobox | | perrow = 1/2/2/ | total_width = 300 | align = center
| image1 =Bahía de Santa Marta.jpg
|caption1=Panoramic of Santa Marta Bay
|image2=Centro comercial Arrefice, Santa Marta-Col feb 2021.jpg
|caption2=Arrecife shopping center
|image3=Alcaldía de Santa Marta.jpg
|caption3=Santa Marta's city hall
|image4=Teatro Santa Marta 30-jun-2024.jpg
|caption4=Santa Marta Theatre
|image5=Monumento a bolivar.JPG
|caption5=Simón Bolivar equestrian statue
}}
| image_caption      = 
| image_flag         = Flag of Santa Marta.svg
| image_shield       = Escudo de Santa Marta (Magdalena).svg
| shield_size        = 80px
| image_map          = Colombia - Magdalena - Santa Marta.svg
| mapsize            = 180px
| map_caption        = Location in the Department of Magdalena<br />Municipality (red)<br />City (darker red)
| pushpin_map        = Colombia
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Colombia
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_type1  = [[Natural regions of Colombia|Region]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Departments of Colombia|Department]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|Colombia}}
| subdivision_name1  = [[Caribbean Region (Colombia)|Caribbean Region]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Magdalena Department|Magdalena]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Carlos Alberto Pinedo Cuello (2024–2027)
| leader_party       = Movimiento Santa Marta Si Puede
| established_title  = Foundation
| established_date   = July 29, 1525
| founder            = [[Rodrigo de Bastidas]]
| named_for          = [[Martha]]
| area_total_sq_mi   = 924.07
| area_total_km2     = 2393.65
| area_urban_sq_mi   = 21.27
| area_urban_km2     = 55.10
| population_as_of   = 2018 Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dane.gov.co/files/varios/informacion-capital-DANE-2019.pdf |title=2018 census |work=Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia |language=es |access-date=28 May 2022 }}</ref>
| population_note    = [[National Administrative Department of Statistics|DANE]]
| population_total   = 566150
| population_footnotes = 
| population_urban   = 
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| population_density_urban_sq_mi = auto
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Samario, -a
| timezone           = [[Time in Colombia|Colombia Time]]
| utc_offset         = -05:00
| coordinates        = {{Coord|11|14|31|N|74|12|19|W|region:CO-MAG_type:city(415270)|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m        = 15
| elevation_max_m    = 
| elevation_max_footnotes. = 
| postal_code_type   = Postal codes
| postal_code        = 470001–470017<ref name="postal_codes">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldpostalcodes.org/en/colombia/municipality/map-of-postal-codes-in-santa-marta|access-date=2017-08-31|title=Santa Marta Postal Codes}}</ref>
| area_code          = 57 + 5
| website            = [http://www.santamarta-magdalena.gov.co Official website] {{in lang|es}}
}}

'''Santa Marta''' ({{IPA|es|ˌsanta ˈmaɾta}}), officially the '''Distrito Turístico, Cultural e Histórico de Santa Marta''' ({{Langx|en|Historic, Cultural & Tourist District of Santa Marta}}), is a port [[List of cities in Colombia|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, Colombia|Cartagena]], and [[Soledad, Atlantico|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.colombiaaprende.edu.co/html/familia/1597/article-73079.html|title=Santa Marta historia y tradición|publisher=Ministerio de Educación Nacional|language=es}}</ref> This city is situated on a bay by the same name and as such, it is a prime tourist destination in the Caribbean region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.decameron.com/esp/destinations.html|title=Colombia|access-date=28 May 2009|publisher=Decameron|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226004959/http://www.decameron.com/esp/destinations.html|archive-date=26 February 2009}}</ref>

== History ==
{{Unsourced|section|date=May 2023}}
=== Pre-Columbian times ===<!--so spelled; i.e. before Christopher Columbus-->
{{Further|Pre-Columbian era}}
Before the arrival of Europeans, the South American continent was inhabited by a number of [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous groups]]. Due to a combination of tropical weather, significant rainfall, and the destruction and misrepresentation of many records by Spanish conquistadors, our understanding of the peoples of this region is limited.

The [[Tairona]] formed mid- to large-size population centers, consisting of stone pathways, terraces, protected waterways, and spaces dedicated to agricultural produce. Their economy was primarily agricultural, cultivating corn, pineapple, yucca, and other local foodstuffs. The Tayrona are considered quite advanced for their time period. Surviving archaeological sites consisted of formed terraces and small scale underground stone channels. They were known to actively collect and process salt, which was a significant trading commodity. 

They traded with other indigenous groups along the coast and interior. Archaeological excavations have recovered significant works in pottery, stonework and gold.

==Simón Bolívar==
[[Simón Bolívar]], the liberator of much of South America, spent his last weeks in Santa Marta, and died of tuberculosis in 1830, at the age of 47 at [[Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino]], Santa Marta. He was buried in the cathedral of Santa Marta, but subsequently his remains were moved to [[Caracas]].<ref>Many references may befound in the article on Simón Bolívar</ref>

==University==

The [[University of Magdalena|Universidad del Magdalena]] is located in Santa Marta.

==Flag==
Santa Marta's flag consists of two colors: white and blue. White symbolises peace, in that all are united without restriction. Blue symbolises the sky, the sea, the magic found in the horizon, and the snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains.

==Geography==
[[File:Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta desde el espacio.jpg|thumb|left|Satellite view of the [[Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta]].]]

Santa Marta is located on Santa Marta Bay of the Caribbean Sea in the province of Magdalena. It is 992&nbsp;km from Bogotá and 93&nbsp;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.

== Climate ==
Santa Marta experiences a [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Aw''), bordering on a hot [[semi-arid]] climate, with largely uniform temperatures year round. The dry season lasts from December to April, while the wet season lasts from May to November.

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|Feb record high C = 38.2
|Mar record high C = 37.0
|Apr record high C = 37.6
|May record high C = 37.4
|Jun record high C = 37.4
|Jul record high C = 37.8
|Aug record high C = 37.4
|Sep record high C = 38.3
|Oct record high C = 37.2
|Nov record high C = 38.2
|Dec record high C = 37.6
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|Jan record low C = 17.4
|Feb record low C = 18.3
|Mar record low C = 20.0
|Apr record low C = 19.0
|May record low C = 18.0
|Jun record low C = 19.0
|Jul record low C = 18.0
|Aug record low C = 18.0
|Sep record low C = 17.0
|Oct record low C = 17.0
|Nov record low C = 17.0
|Dec record low C = 18.0
|year record low C = 17.0
|Jan high C = 	33.1
|Feb high C = 	33.7
|Mar high C = 	33.9
|Apr high C = 	33.8
|May high C = 	33.2
|Jun high C = 	33.3
|Jul high C = 	33.4
|Aug high C = 	33.1
|Sep high C = 	32.9
|Oct high C = 	32.4
|Nov high C = 	32.4
|Dec high C = 	32.7
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|Jan mean C = 	27.6
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|Apr mean C = 	29.2
|May mean C = 	29.3
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|Jul mean C = 	29.2
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|Sep mean C = 	28.6
|Oct mean C = 	28.2
|Nov mean C = 	28.0
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|Feb low C = 	23.5
|Mar low C = 	24.5
|Apr low C = 	25.5
|May low C = 	25.7
|Jun low C = 	25.4
|Jul low C = 	25.0
|Aug low C = 	24.8
|Sep low C = 	24.7
|Oct low C = 	24.4
|Nov low C = 	24.0
|Dec low C = 	23.1
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|Jul precipitation mm = 	62.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 	62.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 	99.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 	126.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 	74.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 	8.3
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| Feb precipitation days = 	0.2
| Mar precipitation days = 	0.3
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| Sep precipitation days = 	8.8
| Oct precipitation days = 	8.9
| Nov precipitation days = 	5.6
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| Feb humidity = 	72
| Mar humidity = 	72
| Apr humidity = 	74
| May humidity = 	76
| Jun humidity = 	76
| Jul humidity = 	77
| Aug humidity = 	78
| Sep humidity = 	79
| Oct humidity = 	80
| Nov humidity = 	79
| Dec humidity = 	76
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|Oct sun = 	204.6
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|Octd sun = 	6.6
|Novd sun = 	7.3
|Decd sun = 	8.7
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|Feb high C = 	23.7
|Mar high C = 	24.9
|Apr high C = 	25.2
|May high C = 	25.7
|Jun high C = 	25.8
|Jul high C = 	25.4
|Aug high C = 	25.8
|Sep high C = 	25.8
|Oct high C = 	25.3
|Nov high C = 	24.4
|Dec high C = 	23.8
| year high C = 	25.1
|Jan mean C = 	19.8
|Feb mean C = 	19.7
|Mar mean C = 	20.4
|Apr mean C = 	21.0
|May mean C = 	21.6
|Jun mean C = 	21.6
|Jul mean C = 	21.4
|Aug mean C = 	21.5
|Sep mean C = 	21.4
|Oct mean C = 	21.1
|Nov mean C = 	20.8
|Dec mean C = 	20.2
| year mean C = 	20.9
|Jan low C = 	16.6
|Feb low C = 	16.5
|Mar low C = 	17.5
|Apr low C = 	18.3
|May low C = 	19.0
|Jun low C = 	19.1
|Jul low C = 	18.8
|Aug low C = 	19.1
|Sep low C = 	19.2
|Oct low C = 	19.0
|Nov low C = 	18.6
|Dec low C = 	17.6
| year low C = 	18.4
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|Jan precipitation mm = 	81.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 	91.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 	96.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 	225.8
|May precipitation mm = 	412.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 	442.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 	377.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 	517.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 	482.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 	457.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 	465.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 	272.9
|year precipitation mm = 	3868.4
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| Feb precipitation days = 	15
| Mar precipitation days = 	17
| Apr precipitation days = 	21
| May precipitation days = 	26
| Jun precipitation days = 	25
| Jul precipitation days = 	23
| Aug precipitation days = 	26
| Sep precipitation days = 	26
| Oct precipitation days = 	28
| Nov precipitation days = 	25
| Dec precipitation days =	18
| year precipitation days =	251
| Jan humidity = 	92
| Feb humidity = 	92
| Mar humidity = 	92
| Apr humidity = 	93
| May humidity = 	93
| Jun humidity = 	93
| Jul humidity = 	93
| Aug humidity = 	92
| Sep humidity = 	91
| Oct humidity = 	91
| Nov humidity = 	93
| Dec humidity = 	93
| year humidity =	92
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|Mar high C = 	29.6
|Apr high C = 	29.8
|May high C = 	30.4
|Jun high C = 	30.9
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|Aug high C = 	31.3
|Sep high C = 	31.4
|Oct high C = 	31.0
|Nov high C = 	30.4
|Dec high C = 	29.6
| year high C = 	30.4
|Jan mean C = 	25.1
|Feb mean C = 	25.4
|Mar mean C = 	25.7
|Apr mean C = 	26.4
|May mean C = 	26.9
|Jun mean C = 	27.2
|Jul mean C = 	27.0
|Aug mean C = 	27.1
|Sep mean C = 	27.0
|Oct mean C = 	26.6
|Nov mean C = 	26.5
|Dec mean C = 	25.6
| year mean C = 	26.4
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|Feb low C = 	21.3
|Mar low C = 	22.1
|Apr low C = 	22.9
|May low C = 	23.4
|Jun low C = 	23.5
|Jul low C = 	23.3
|Aug low C = 	23.2
|Sep low C = 	22.8
|Oct low C = 	22.9
|Nov low C = 	22.7
|Dec low C = 	22.1
| year low C = 	22.6
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|Feb precipitation mm = 	32.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 	29.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 	105.6
|May precipitation mm = 	138.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 	70.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 	70.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 	106.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 	175.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 	266.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 	211.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 	154.2
|year precipitation mm = 	1248.4
| Jan precipitation days = 	5
| Feb precipitation days = 	5
| Mar precipitation days = 	6
| Apr precipitation days = 	11
| May precipitation days = 	12
| Jun precipitation days = 	8
| Jul precipitation days = 	7
| Aug precipitation days = 	10
| Sep precipitation days = 	14
| Oct precipitation days = 	17
| Nov precipitation days = 	17
| Dec precipitation days =	11
| year precipitation days =	120
| Jan humidity = 	87
| Feb humidity = 	86
| Mar humidity = 	86
| Apr humidity = 	85
| May humidity = 	87
| Jun humidity = 	87
| Jul humidity = 	86
| Aug humidity = 	87
| Sep humidity = 	88
| Oct humidity = 	90
| Nov humidity = 	90
| Dec humidity = 	89
| year humidity =	87
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|Feb sun = 	169.4
|Mar sun = 	179.8
|Apr sun = 	147.0
|May sun = 	151.9
|Jun sun = 	159.0
|Jul sun = 	189.1
|Aug sun = 	189.1
|Sep sun = 	174.0
|Oct sun = 	155.0
|Nov sun = 	168.0
|Dec sun = 	164.3
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|Febd sun = 	6.0
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|Aprd sun = 	4.9
|Mayd sun = 	4.9
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|Augd sun = 	6.1
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|Octd sun = 	5.0
|Novd sun = 	5.6
|Decd sun = 	5.3
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|Feb high C = 	17.7
|Mar high C = 	17.9
|Apr high C = 	18.0
|May high C = 	18.2
|Jun high C = 	18.6
|Jul high C = 	18.6
|Aug high C = 	18.4
|Sep high C = 	17.8
|Oct high C = 	17.2
|Nov high C = 	16.9
|Dec high C = 	17.1
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|Feb mean C = 	13.0
|Mar mean C = 	13.3
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|May mean C = 	14.3
|Jun mean C = 	14.4
|Jul mean C = 	14.2
|Aug mean C = 	14.1
|Sep mean C = 	13.7
|Oct mean C = 	13.5
|Nov mean C = 	13.3
|Dec mean C = 	12.7
| year mean C = 	13.6
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|Feb low C = 	8.2
|Mar low C = 	8.8
|Apr low C = 	9.7
|May low C = 	10.2
|Jun low C = 	10.2
|Jul low C = 	9.9
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|Sep low C = 	9.8
|Oct low C = 	9.7
|Nov low C = 	9.2
|Dec low C = 	8.1
| year low C = 	9.3
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|Apr precipitation mm = 	162.7
|May precipitation mm = 	285.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 	319.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 	337.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 	381.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 	410.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 	387.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 	255.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 	109.6
|year precipitation mm = 	2730.1
| Jan precipitation days = 	3
| Feb precipitation days = 	3
| Mar precipitation days = 	5
| Apr precipitation days = 	14
| May precipitation days = 	21
| Jun precipitation days = 	21
| Jul precipitation days = 	21
| Aug precipitation days = 	25
| Sep precipitation days = 	26
| Oct precipitation days = 	25
| Nov precipitation days = 	20
| Dec precipitation days =	8
| year precipitation days =	188
| Jan humidity = 	89
| Feb humidity = 	89
| Mar humidity = 	91
| Apr humidity = 	93
| May humidity = 	93
| Jun humidity = 	93
| Jul humidity = 	92
| Aug humidity = 	93
| Sep humidity = 	93
| Oct humidity = 	94
| Nov humidity = 	93
| Dec humidity = 	91
| year humidity =	92
|Jan sun = 	96.1
|Feb sun = 	84.7
|Mar sun = 	89.9
|Apr sun = 	78.0
|May sun = 	77.5
|Jun sun = 	84.0
|Jul sun = 	105.4
|Aug sun = 	96.1
|Sep sun = 	72.0
|Oct sun = 	55.8
|Nov sun = 	51.0
|Dec sun = 	77.5
|year sun = 	
|Jand sun = 	3.1
|Febd sun = 	3.0
|Mard sun = 	2.9
|Aprd sun = 	2.6
|Mayd sun = 	2.5
|Jund sun = 	2.8
|Juld sun = 	3.4
|Augd sun = 	3.1
|Sepd sun = 	2.4
|Octd sun = 	1.8
|Novd sun = 	1.7
|Decd sun = 	2.5
|yeard sun =	
|source 1 = [[Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Colombia)|Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales]]<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 
|archive-date=15 August 2016 
|title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010 
|publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales 
|language=es 
|access-date= 17 June 2024
|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

==Economy==
Santa Marta's economy is based primarily on tourism, followed by trade, port activities, fishing and, agriculture.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}} The main agricultural products are: [[Musa × paradisiaca|bananas]], [[coffee]], [[Mangifera indica|mango]], [[citrus|citrus cultivars]], [[Cocoa bean|cocoa]] and [[Manihot esculenta|cassava]].{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}

=== Infrastructure ===
Santa Marta is a major port. [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Colombia)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]] {{airport codes | SMR |}} is {{convert|16|km|0|abbr=on}} 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.{{cn|date=May 2023}}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:AnfiteatroQuinta.JPG|[[Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino]] in Santa Marta
File:Santa Marta 2.JPG|Casa de la Aduana
File:2018 Santa Marta (Colombia) - Estatua de Rodrigo de Bastidas.jpg|Statue of Rodrigo de Bastidas
</gallery>
<gallery mode="packed">
File:2018 El Rodadero (Santa Marta) - Playa principal desde el Canal de Las Iguanas - Colombia.jpg|Rodadero, Santa Marta
File:Acuario el rodadero2.jpg|Rodadero aquarium
file:2018 Santa Marta (Colombia) - Casa amarilla en la esquina de la calle 18 con carrera 4.jpg|Traditional house in Santa Marta
</gallery>
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Faro de Santa Marta.JPG|[[Lighthouse]] in the bay of Santa Marta
File:Isla El Morro en el horizonte.jpg|El Morro island off the coast of Santa Marta
File:2019 Santa Marta - Containters y grúas en el Puerto.jpg |Harbour of Santa Marta
File:2019 Santa Marta - Ensenadas en el Parque nacional natural Tayrona.jpg|[[Tayrona National Natural Park]]
</gallery>
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Кафедральный собор (внутренний вид).jpg|The cathedral (inner view)
File:На центральной площади.jpg|On central square
File:Кафедральный собор САНТА-МАРТА (Колумбия).jpg|The cathedral
</gallery>

==Notable people==
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* [[Antony de Ávila]], professional footballer
* [[Jaime Bateman Cayón]], founder and leader of the M19 political movement
* [[Simón Bolívar]], liberator of Gran Colombia, died in Santa Marta
* [[Julio Bovea]], musician
* [[Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida]], IDB Executive Director for Colombia and Peru
* [[Lalo Ebratt]], Reggaeton singer
* [[Radamel Falcao]], professional footballer
* [[Jesús Ferreira]], professional footballer
* [[Maria Claudia Lacouture]], executive director of the Colombo American Chamber of Commerce
* [[Alejandro Palacio]], singer of vallenato music
* [[Arturo Reyes (footballer)|Arturo Reyes]], football coach
*[[Aldo Leão Ramírez]], professional footballer
* [[Li Saumet]], vocalist of [[Bomba Estéreo]] band
* [[Andrés Solano]], professional footballer
* [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1997)|Luis Javier Suárez]], professional footballer
* [[Carlos Valderrama]], professional footballer
* [[Taliana Vargas]], actress and model
* [[Carlos Vives]], singer of vallenato music
* [[Johan Vonlanthen]], professional footballer

==Media appearances==
Santa Marta is the production location of the TV series [[The White Slave (TV series)|The White Slave]].

==See also==
* [[Ciudad Perdida]]
* [[Taganga]]
* [[Tayrona National Natural Park]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20071021195502/http://cids.unimagdalena.edu.co/plansantamarta2025/LaCiudad.htm UNIMAGDALENA]
* {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20080529031721/http://www.banrep.gov.co/docum/Pdf-econom-region/Cuadernos/CHEE07-Demier.pdf Bank of the Republic, economic history of Santa Marta]
* {{commons category-inline|Santa Marta}}
* {{wikivoyage-inline|Santa Marta}}
* {{Cite NIE|wstitle=Santa Marta|short=x}}

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