{"id":16775,"date":"2021-03-16T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/?p=16775"},"modified":"2021-03-11T11:12:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T09:12:37","slug":"santa-marta-vs-cartagena-indias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/colombia\/santa-marta-vs-cartagena-indias\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Marta or Cartagena de Indias"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you traveling to Colombia<\/b> and have doubts about your itinerary? Do you have to choose between visiting <b>Santa Marta or Cartagena de Indias<\/b>?<\/p>\n<p>If <b>you have time<\/b> and you can, <b>don&#8217;t rule out either<\/b>, and visit these two cities. Both are historic cities, with incredible old towns, and surrounded by emblematic places.<\/p>\n<p>But if you finally must <b>decide for one of them<\/b>, we are going to expose you briefly about each of them, so you can decide freely which one suits you or which one you feel like seeing more, <strong>Santa Marta or Cartagena de Indias<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Santa Marta<\/h2>\n<p>If you like history, get ready to discover Santa Marta! This is the oldest city in Colombia and the <b>oldest in all of South America<\/b>. Luckily, for its age, we can say that <b>Santa Marta is very well preserved<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Santa Marta, Colombia\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/houses-santa-marta-colombia.jpg?resize=640%2C310&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"colorful houses in Santa marta street\" width=\"640\" height=\"310\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/houses-santa-marta-colombia.jpg?w=825&amp;ssl=1 825w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/houses-santa-marta-colombia.jpg?resize=768%2C372&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/houses-santa-marta-colombia.jpg?resize=124%2C60&amp;ssl=1 124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite its history, the truth is that this city does not receive as many travelers as one might expect. Being so <b>close to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta<\/b>, adventurers use it only as a <b>commuter town<\/b>, to start their <a title=\"Tour a la Ciudad Perdida de Colombia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howlanders.com\/en\/tours-colombia\/santa-marta\/lost-city-4-days\">trekking to the Lost City of Colombia<\/a> the next day.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lost City of Santa Marta\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lost-city-sunny-day.jpg?resize=640%2C310&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"views of the lost city of santa marta marta in sunny day\" width=\"640\" height=\"310\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lost-city-sunny-day.jpg?w=825&amp;ssl=1 825w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lost-city-sunny-day.jpg?resize=768%2C372&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lost-city-sunny-day.jpg?resize=124%2C60&amp;ssl=1 124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Still, its streets adorned with <b>colorful houses in the old town<\/b>, seem to us a <b>must-see<\/b> before starting your <a title=\"Excursions in Santa Marta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howlanders.com\/en\/tours-colombia\/santa-marta\">tour from Santa Marta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you add to its charming narrow streets, its spectacular <b>views of the Caribbean Sea<\/b>, you get a perfect combination. The <b>sunset by the sea<\/b> in this area is especially beautiful, and the <b>reddish tones<\/b> leave some spectacular images.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re left wanting more beach you can always take the <a title=\"Punta Gallinas Tour in Colombia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howlanders.com\/en\/tours-colombia\/santa-marta\/punta-gallinas-tour\">tour to Punta Gallinas from Santa Marta<\/a>. <b>Punta Gallinas<\/b> is the northernmost area of Colombia, where you will find paradisiacal beaches while being in the middle of a desert, the <b>Auyama Desert<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><center><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Punta Gallinas Beaches\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taroa-dunes-punta-gallinas.jpg?resize=635%2C310&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"taroa dunes by the sea in punta gallinas in Santa marta\" width=\"635\" height=\"310\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taroa-dunes-punta-gallinas.jpg?w=635&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taroa-dunes-punta-gallinas.jpg?resize=123%2C60&amp;ssl=1 123w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Cartagena de Indias<\/h2>\n<p>A little more than 4 hours from Santa Marta, is <b>Cartagena de Indias<\/b>. This mythical <b>colonial city<\/b> is one of the <a title=\"What to see in Colombia\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/colombia\/best-places-to-visit-in-colombia\/\">must-see places in Colombia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cartagena de Indias\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cartagena-de-indias-cathedral.jpg?resize=640%2C310&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"church in cartagena de indias with the sea in the background close to santa marta\" width=\"640\" height=\"310\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cartagena-de-indias-cathedral.jpg?w=825&amp;ssl=1 825w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cartagena-de-indias-cathedral.jpg?resize=768%2C372&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cartagena-de-indias-cathedral.jpg?resize=124%2C60&amp;ssl=1 124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over the years, the city became an important port thanks to the ships that deposited gold from the area (mainly from Peru and Ecuador) to be transported to Spain. Thanks to this, the city had a <b>great development<\/b>, which today you can see in the <a title=\"Guide to Cartagena de Indias in 2 days\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/colombia\/cartagena-de-indias-in-2-days\/\">two-day itinerary through Cartagena de Indias<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Its old quarter will allow you to travel back in time, to its greatest splendor. No wonder, it is considered the <b>most beautiful city in the country<\/b> as well as being one of the <a title=\"The 5 oldest cities in Colombia\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/colombia\/the-5-colombia-most-ancient-cities\/\">oldest cities in Colombia<\/a>, behind Santa Marta.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cartagena de Indias Old Town\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/houses-cartagena-de-indias.jpg?resize=640%2C310&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"colorful houses in cartagena de indias\" width=\"640\" height=\"310\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/houses-cartagena-de-indias.jpg?w=825&amp;ssl=1 825w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/houses-cartagena-de-indias.jpg?resize=768%2C372&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/houses-cartagena-de-indias.jpg?resize=124%2C60&amp;ssl=1 124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for a beach destination, here you have anything to envy Santa Marta. Very close to the city is the <b>Isla del Pirata<\/b>. It is a <b>island paradise<\/b>, with crystalline waters that will be the envy of your social networks.<\/p>\n<h2>So&#8230; Santa Marta or Cartagena de Indias?<\/h2>\n<p>Sorry, we can&#8217;t help you choose. If it&#8217;s up to us, we&#8217;ll take, without a doubt, both.<\/p>\n<p>If you want our recommendation, you can choose the trip to Santa Marta as a more <b>adventurous destination<\/b>, and take the trekking to the Lost City of Colombia, and then travel to Cartagena de Indias to enjoy its <b>paradisiacal beaches<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Be that as it may, both places are spectacular. The two <b>cities are the most beautiful you can see in colonial Colombia<\/b>, so whether you choose one city or the other, you will have made a good choice.<\/p>\n<p>Have you already decided on <strong>Santa Marta or Cartagena de Indias<\/strong>? 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