Where to sleep in Santa Marta — the neighborhoods and the picks, siesta side to fiesta side.
Centro Histórico — revived colonial
Plaza-café evenings and rooftop pools near the marina.
El Rodadero — the local resort
Colombian-family beach energy, high-rise value.
Taganga — the fishing cove
Backpacker dive town over the hill — scruffy, cheap, sunset-famous.
Minca — the mountain balcony
Coffee farms and hammock hostels in the Sierra foothills, 45 minutes up.
