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Santa Marta has many representative places that you should visit. This city is characterized by bringing together culture, history and nature. Some of the most recommended places to visit are:   The Cathedral: It is the oldest catholic church in Colombia. This beautiful church is located in the heart of the city. It is one of the most loved heritage sites by the inhabitants of Santa Marta. Even if you are not very religious, you will surely like to visit this place full of history and tradition. In this church are the remains of the founder of Santa Marta, Rodrigo de Bastidas, also for many years were the remains of the liberator Simon Bolivar until they were moved to Caracas. It is located on Carrera 5ta and 17th Street.    The Tairona Gold Museum: This place exhibits an extraordinary collection that represents the cultural heritage of Santa Marta. It exhibits ceramic pieces, gold work and gold jewelry. It is located at Carrera 2 and 14th Street, Bolivar Park.  La Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino: A beautiful hacienda, known mainly for being the place where Simon Bolivar died. This beautiful place surrounded by gardens, and buildings with colonial architectural style, is undoubtedly a representative place of Santa Marta that you can not miss. It is located on Libertador Avenue just 5 km from downtown.  The monument of Pibe Balderrama: It is an emblematic statue of the Samarios, as it represents one of the greatest exponents of Colombian soccer, who of course is from Santa Marta. It is located in front of the Eduardo Santos soccer stadium, and it is a must for tourists to take a picture there.  If you want to see all these places in a few hours, we recommend you to do: City Tour.   If you are

Itinerary to enjoy Santa Marta in 4 days. Santa Marta has many beautiful places to visit. You can come to the city for several days and you will always have something to do. But if you have few days in this itinerary we recommend a couple of very representative places of the city.  Day 1: This day you can visit the historic center and the main attractions within the city. Some places to visit are the Cathedral, walk through the streets with colonial architecture and the boardwalk of the bay. We also recommend visiting the gold museum and the Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino.  You may be interested in: City Tour in Santa Marta Day 2: A place you cannot miss is Cabo San Juan in the Tayrona Park. It is one of the most beautiful beaches in Santa Marta, and I dare say in all of Colombia. In addition to the beautiful blue sea, this place is surrounded by mountains, animals of the region and vegetation.  To get to Cabo San Juan you must hike for about 1 hour and 40 minutes. Along the way you will fall in love with the beautiful scenery.  If you do not like walking, another option in Tayrona Park is Playa Cristal. As its name suggests, it is a beach with a beautiful crystalline color and white sand. It is perfect if you want to go snorkeling and spend a nice day. To get to this beach you first arrive by car to Neguanje and then take a boat.  You may be interested in: Tayrona Park Tours  Day 3: Santa Marta is not only beaches, we also have the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. And one of the best known places is Minca, the so-called Ecological Capital of Colombia. In Minca there are