SANTA MARTA COLOMBIA - World’s Tourist Top 10 Beach Destination in 2011

SANTA MARTA COLOMBIA – is a city and municipality situated in northern Colombia by the Caribbean Sea and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains, capital of the Magdalena Department. The city is an important maritime port and hub for tourism, history and culture. It was founded on July 29, 1525 by a Spanish conqueror named Rodrigo de Bastidas, who named the city after the Catholic day for Saint Martha, which in Spain was celebrated with festivities.

Santa Marta Colombia offers bounty of major spots for surf and sand, with more than 300 beaches running along the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, together with the serene beauty of Santa Marta. Santa Marta is gaining recognition with locals and tourists the same for its lively and revamped beach-front, closeness to Tayrona National Park, and a brand new marina that opened in May of 2010. The white sandy beaches many people come to swim in the calm waters and to enjoy their vacation at Santa Maria, Colombia.

Other attractions of the region include Quebrada Valencia, a magnificent waterfall emerging in the middle of the rain forest, Pueblito, also acknowledged as Cahirama, one of the 200 pre-Columbian cities discovered near Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, and Taganga, an genuine fishing town and a huge place for scuba diving and beautiful beaches.

So! Enjoy your visit in one of the 2011 best top 10 beach destination in the world in "SANTA MARTA", Colombia.