Tensions between Magdalena Governor Carlos Caicedo and the national government have complicated a coordinated response toe the deteriorating security situation around Santa Marta. Caicedo is one of ...

Night - Cloudy with a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 76 °F (24.4 °C). Cloudy with a high of 88 °F (31.1 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph ...

Colombia’s northern city of Santa Marta has seen a shocking rise in murders this year as smaller gangs are getting recruited into a larger drug feud. By early August, 101 homicides had been committed ...

When booking your trip, you may find it easier to stay in a larger city like Magdalena’s Santa Marta and reserve the actual La Guajira area for a day trip or one-off excursion.

The Ciénaga Grande of Santa Marta, or the “great swamp,” is a 428,000-hectare (1.06 million- acre) wetland nestled between the coastal cities of Barranquilla to the west and Santa Marta to ...