Santa Marta

American

[san-tuh mahr-tuh, sahn-tah mahr-tah] / ˈsæn tə ˈmɑr tə, ˈsɑn tɑ ˈmɑr tɑ /

noun

a seaport in northwestern Colombia.
a cactus, Heliocereus speciosus, of Mexico and Central America, having scarlet flowers 6–7 inches (15–17 centimeters) long.

Santa Marta British

/ ˈsanta ˈmarta /

noun

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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Popular among grassroots movements, the concept of "Fossil Free Zones" is slowly gaining traction in international meetings and found fertile ground in Santa Marta.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The French roadmap "self describes itself as a document that sets out of a pathway for a country to transition the whole economy away from fossil fuels," Roberts told AFP in Santa Marta.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The "roadmap" was published as dozens of nations gather in Santa Marta, Colombia for the first-ever international talks on how to transition away from planet-heating fossil fuels.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

"That's quite original, because we are probably one of the rarest countries who have a clear deadline for all fossil fuel energy," he told reporters in Santa Marta.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Morales lay in Santa Marta with the country rising against him, and Maccario patiently waited his time, for the Sin Verguenza were growing stronger every day.

From The Dust of Conflict by Bindloss, Harold

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