GENERAL INFORMATION
Foundation : 1525.
Language : Spanish.
Money : Peso.
Altitude : 2 meters over the ocean level.
Average Temperature : 28 centigrade scale.
Phone Information 190.
General Information 118. National Telecom 191.
International Telecom 199.
Official Time 117.
Police 112.
Central Hospital 116.
Firemen 119.
Emergency 215823.
DAS Information 236068.
Foreign DAS service 236068.
Civil Defense 236093.
Transit 208149.
Taxi 213333. 218490.
Social Medicine 236258.
Red Cross 235555.
Tourism Office 211295.
Touristic Promotion Office 214040.
Nacional Tourism Corporation 227291.
Departamental Tourism Office 212425.
Avianca 210276.
Aero República 210100.
Sam 210787.
American Airlines 213657.
Transport Terminal 209040.
TOURISTIC INFORMATION
Tourism office of Santa Marta. Phone: 211295. Touristic promotion office. Phone: 214040. Departamental tourism office. Phone: 212425.
NIGHT LIFE
Santa Marta offers to the tourist the tropical magic and enchantment, the caribbean rhythm, vallenatos, cumbias and international music can be founded in the differents night places located mainly at el Rodadero.
GASTRONOMY
The caribbean food based on the sea profits, but also excellents meatsof the Bolivar savanna. The populars foods are, the 'arroz de coco', the 'patacón', the 'ñame' and the 'bollo límpio'.
AIRPORT
Located 2 Km from 'El Rodadero'. Phone: 218490
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPOR TERMINAL: Phone: 209040
ATTRACTIONS
HISTORICAL-CULTURAL
SAN PEDRO ALEJANDRINO: Civil Archit. Building ,constructed in a tropical landscape, in this 17th century ranch, at 1830, Simon Bolivar "The Liberator" passed his last days. Ostented as National sanctuary, it's actually the Bolivarian museum. Placed on Sierra Nevada border next to shore ,3 miles from Santa Marta , San Pedro Alejandrino is healthy, and some fresher than Santa Marta clime is.
ARCHEOLOGICAL
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta , National Natural Park On Caribbean Coast , Belongs to Magdalena , Gu ajira and Cesar departments , has 230.000 acres lenght ostented as National Natural Park by law #164 , since June/77. It's the most elevated mount next to a shore, with its amazing 18.700 fts Height, Bolivar and Columbus snow Peaks, a 25 miles vertical line from snow peaks to shore, offer many zones of life.
El Pueblito: An old indian village(Chairama), It's between El Calabazo and San Juan de Guia cape.
ETHNOLOGICAL, ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND GOLD MUSEUM: Tayrona culture pretty colection, Bank of Republic Gold Museum.
ACTIVITIES
FAIRS AND FESTIVALS
Sea Holidays - July
Caiman Holidays
SUN-BEACH
El Rodadero beach : City head resort, count on a high quality hotelkeeper and service infrastructure, . windsurf and wide beaches of soft ballast all year long but on winter (September and October).
Taganga is a picturesque village placed on Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta border. Mounts laying in Caribbean sea shape one in a Colombia most beautiful bay, a horseshoe shapped romantic end , was an old pearl breeding village and Its naturals are fishermen tanned by warm climes.Taganga is special , beautyful landscape, cultural heritage, sea richness to fishing and scuba diving.
Villa Concha Bay(Tayrona Natural Park)One of the most beautiful beach at Park with a paved way from Santa Marta City. Site offer Good service cabins and restaurants managed by entrepreneurs. Enviroment administration has settled at Canaveral a tourist development site, 20 miles away from Santa Marta City.
NEGUANGE BEACH(Tayrona Park) Landscape: mounts,shores, sea, tropical trupillo plantings , good fishing, soft and white ballast. Services: National Natural Parks information desk, unsteady trails, cars and cabs lines.
REEF: Coves chain, at Santa Marta northeast, this site known as El Paraiso , Keeps the Enviroment Ministry camping zone.
CANAVERAL BEACH(Tayrona Park). Landscape: Mounts, shores, sea, forest, cliffs ,wet woody flora, coralline animal life, beach border on palm trees, clean water, white and soft ballast. Services: Water, electricity, camping, National Natural Parks information desk, good trails, bus and cab lines every 30 minutes.