San·ta Mar·ta (s n t mär t, säntä märtä) A city of northern Colombia on the Caribbean Sea east-northeast of Barranquilla. Founded in 1525, it is the oldest city in the country and an important processing and shipping center. Population: 407,000. |
Santa Marta (Spanish) [ˈsanta ˈmarta]
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(Placename) a port in NW Colombia, on the Caribbean: the oldest city in Colombia, founded in 1525; terminus of the Atlantic railway from Bogotá (opened 1961). Pop.: 359 147 (1999 est.)
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