Santa Marta
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ANALYSIS
Northern Colombia Faces Burning Buses and a Paramilitary Past That Never Ended
Burned buses and threatened shops in Northern Colombia expose the enduring reach of a paramilitary network descended from marijuana guards.…
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AMERICAS
Santa Marta Under Military Watch as Paramilitaries Burn Buses and Threaten Shops
Burned buses and threatened shopkeepers have brought Santa Marta under military reinforcement. A paramilitary group’s declared 48-hour shutdown exposes the…
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ECONOMY
From Colonial Port to Global Forum: How Santa Marta Became the Voice of Two Continents
Between Caribbean surf and the snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada, Santa Marta, Colombia's oldest city, became the stage for…
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LIFE
Carlos Vives Serenades Santa Marta at 500: A Vallenato Homecoming by the Sea
Under a full moon and a sea of phone lights, Carlos Vives took the beach stage in his hometown of…
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Get to Know the 6 Biosphere Reserves that Colombia has
Six areas have now been declared biosphere reserves in the coffee-growing country, an initiative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific…
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Travel
Colombia’s popular Parque Tayrona closes for indigenous cleansing ceremony
Parque Tayrona, one of Colombia’s most popular tourist attractions, will close for a month on Saturday to allow the local…
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