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SANTA MARTA

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Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 189 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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SANTA

SANTA MARTA , a See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city and See also:

PORT

port of See also:

COLOMBIA

Colombia and the See also:

capital of a See also:

DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of the same name, on a small See also:

BAY

bay 40 M. E.N.E. of the mouth of the Magdalena See also:

RIVER

river. Pop. (1908) about 65oo. It is built partly on the See also:

BEACH

beach and partly on the slopes of the Sierra See also:

Nevada de Santa Marta towards the S.E. Though small, the See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour is one of the best and safest on the See also:

COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast, as no river flows into it to fill its anchorage with silt. The See also:

DEPTH

depth ranges from 18 to 19 fathoms at the entrance to 42 fathoms along the inner See also:

SHORE

shore See also:

LINE

line. The city is an episcopal see and has a See also:

CATHEDRAL

cathedral. A railway (23 m.) runs southward a little beyond Cienaga (on a large See also:

LAGOON (Fr. lagune, Lat. lacuna, a pool)

lagoon of the same name), connects with steamers See also:

RUNNING

running to See also:

BARRANQUILLA

Barranquilla (50 M. farther) by way of the lagoon and inland channels, and is to be extended to See also:

SAN

San See also:

Carlos, farther S., as the See also:

FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit-growing See also:

INDUSTRY (Lat. industria, from indu-, a form of the pre, position in, and either stare, to stand, or struere, to pile up)

industry of this region is See also:

DEVELOPED

developed. Santa Marta was founded by Rodrigo de Bastidas in 1525, and became an important port and centre of See also:

trade during the See also:

SPANISH

Spanish colonial era. It was also a See also:

BASE

base of operations in the exploration and See also:

CONQUEST

conquest of the interior.

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