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Dec 23, 2009

If you have a taste for malls and miss going shopping the Oceana Mall is located near the city center. An average taxi ride will cost you about 4,000 pesos roughly about two american dollars. The...more

Aluna Casa y Cafe

5 of 5 stars
Seattle, Washington
Dec 21, 2009

This hostal is so new it is not yet in the guide books. I found it on Tripadvisor, immediately cancelled the hotel reservation I was holding, and have not regretted the decision. The rooms are...more

Santorini Hotel Boutique Santa Marta

2 of 5 stars
Georgia-USA
Dec 19, 2009

Hotel itself was nice, but it wasn't on the beach, and there was nothing but residential areas nearby. We had to take a 10,000COP taxi to Rodadero/Santa Marta any time we wanted to go out to dinner or...more

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Santa Marta/Medellin August 19, 2009, 3 replies
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CTG - Santa Marta/ Taganga September 03, 2009, 4 replies
Santa Marta Beaches?!? Currents to strong to swim? October 01, 2009, 9 replies
travel from Santa Marta to Medellin October 09, 2009, 2 replies
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