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History & HeritageSounds of the Center: Street Musicians You Won't Hear on TikTok
In the Historic Center of Santa Marta, sound is not downloaded. It is found. While TikTok covers of reggaeton saturate the screens, there is a scene that escape
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History & HeritageFacades That Speak: The Hidden Architecture of the Historic Center
If you walk through the streets of the Historic Center of Santa Marta and only see picturesque facades, you are missing half the story. Every wrought-iron balco
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History & HeritageThe Silence of Calle 13: Dying Trades in the City Center
If you walk down Calle 13 between Carreras 4 and 5, the first thing that hits you isn't the heat, but the sound. It's not the vallenato music blasting from clot
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History & HeritageThe commerce of Calle 10: century-old shops still open
If you walk through the Centro Histórico of Santa Marta, between Carrera 1 and Carrera 4, there is a street that seems to have frozen in time. It is Calle 10. W
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History & HeritageBalconies of Discord: Neighborhood Struggle in the Historic Center
It was noon on an ordinary Tuesday on Calle 16, between Carreras 3 and 4. A yellow backhoe, with the logo of a construction company no one in the neighborhood h
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History & HeritageWhen the Cathedral Became a Refuge: Stories of War in the Historic Center
In the heart of the Historic Center of Santa Marta, the Catedral Basílica de Santa Marta was not always just a place for masses and tourism. Between the late 19
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History & HeritageForgotten Mansions: Rooftop Routes in the Historic Center
When you walk through the Historic Center of Santa Marta, it's common to look at the wooden balconies, carved doors, and centuries-old churches. But there's a s
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