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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The splash caused some grumbling in Santa Marta as some pointed out that France was not announcing new policy but existing pledges under a different title.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

The first global conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels wrapped up on Wednesday -- but what progress was made in Santa Marta, a coal port on the Caribbean coast?

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 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

The only thing wanted to complete the perfection of our arrangements is to surprise the station at Santa Marta.

From Swift and Sure by Strang, Herbert

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