Santa Marta
a seaport in northwestern Colombia.
a cactus, Heliocereus speciosus, of Mexico and Central America, having scarlet flowers 6–7 inches (15–17 centimeters) long.
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In 2008, the first Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) was implemented in the Santa Marta slum in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro.
Who’s Who at the Women in the World Summit in Brazil | The Daily Beast | December 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the fifth day after (6th July), we had sight of the high land of Santa Marta; but came not near the shore by ten leagues.
Sir Francis Drake Revived | Philip NicholsThese islands were generally uninhabited, but on the 22nd of May he came to one to which he gave the name of Santa Marta.
Notable Voyagers | W.H.G. Kingston and Henry FrithAmong the books and papers in the chest was a parchment case on which was written 'Mission of Santa Marta,' and the date '1531.'
The Aztec Treasure-House | Thomas Allibone JanvierThe story of the exploit is merely a repetition of what happened at Santa Marta.
The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century | Clarence Henry Haring
Santa Marta lay before him scarcely two hundred yards away, and he felt his heart throb painfully.
The Dust of Conflict | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
British Dictionary definitions for Santa Marta
/ (Spanish ˈsanta ˈmarta) /
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: 454 000 (2005 est)
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