Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino
The Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino (English: Quinta of Saint Peter of Alexandria) is an hacienda or quinta built in 1608, famous for being the death place of Simón Bolívar on December 17, 1830.[1] The hacienda is located in the corregimiento of Mamatoco within the tourist district of Santa Marta, near the Caribbean Sea in northern Colombia.
History[edit]
In Bolívar's time, the estate produced rum, honey and panela.
Modern day[edit]
Nowadays it functions as a tourist site, museum and historical landmark. There is a small entrance fee for the museum with a discount for children.
References[edit]
- ^ Caputo, Lorraine; Newton, Paula; McColl, Richard (August 2008). VIVA Travel Guides Colombia. Viva Publishing Network. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-9791264-4-4.
External links[edit]
- Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino (official web site)
Categories:
- Buildings and structures completed in 1608
- Buildings and structures in Magdalena Department
- Houses in Colombia
- Landmarks in Colombia
- Museums in Colombia
- Monuments to Simón Bolívar
- Quintas
- Santa Marta
- Tourist attractions in Magdalena Department
- South American museum stubs
- Colombian building and structure stubs