Guidebook for Barranquilla
Sightseeing
Gabriel García Marquez´s novel, Memories of My Melancholy Whores is set in Barranquilla in the 1930s. In the novel, the protagonist, Mustio Collado, lived all his life in a colonial house on the edge of the Plaza de San Nicolas.
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Iglesia de San Nicolás de Tolentino
35 Av. el ProgresoGabriel García Marquez´s novel, Memories of My Melancholy Whores is set in Barranquilla in the 1930s. In the novel, the protagonist, Mustio Collado, lived all his life in a colonial house on the edge of the Plaza de San Nicolas.
Arts & Culture
For the curious traveller, a visit to this museum will help you understand the circumstances that have shaped Barranquilla and made it the city it is today. Barranquilla was founded in the mid 1600s but it took almost 200 years of drinking rum and organising little other than Carnaval before it was finally established as an official city.
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MUSEUM OF THE ATLANTIC
35 - 21 Cra. 39For the curious traveller, a visit to this museum will help you understand the circumstances that have shaped Barranquilla and made it the city it is today. Barranquilla was founded in the mid 1600s but it took almost 200 years of drinking rum and organising little other than Carnaval before it was finally established as an official city.
Essentials
The Exito chain of supermarkets sell everything from toothpaste to toaster ovens, and at a very reasonable price. The nearest to Hotel San Marcos is located just a few blocks away.
Éxito San Blas
36 - 81 Calle 41The Exito chain of supermarkets sell everything from toothpaste to toaster ovens, and at a very reasonable price. The nearest to Hotel San Marcos is located just a few blocks away.
Entertainment & Activities
To take part in an atmosphere unlike any other, don't miss the chance to see a football match along with 60,000 other people at the Estadio Metropolitano. The stadium has played host to the World Cup and the Latin Cup. Don't miss Colombia take on Uruguay this October 11 or catch the game on November 10, when the Chilenos come to town.
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Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Melendez
Murillo ToroTo take part in an atmosphere unlike any other, don't miss the chance to see a football match along with 60,000 other people at the Estadio Metropolitano. The stadium has played host to the World Cup and the Latin Cup. Don't miss Colombia take on Uruguay this October 11 or catch the game on November 10, when the Chilenos come to town.