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When you think of Taganga, the first things that probably come to mind are oxygen tanks, boats heading out to Playa Grande, and the buzz of backpackers organizi


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Food & DrinkThe Other Side of Taganga's Cuisine: From the Day's Catch to the Hostel Table, No Middlemen and Full of Local Flavor
When you think of Taganga, the first things that probably come to mind are oxygen tanks, boats heading out to Playa Grande, and the buzz of backpackers organizi
Food & DrinkRestaurants in Santa Marta: The street menu that beats the chefs (fried fish stalls and arepas de huevo)
If you arrived in Santa Marta with your credit card ready for white-tablecloth restaurants, I have news for you: you're missing out on the best. Here, in May 20
Food & DrinkThe Fishermen's Secret Dinner: Restaurants in Santa Marta That Serve What the Sea Brings (No Fixed Menu)
In Santa Marta, the sea is not just a landscape: it is the most honest supermarket that exists. While restaurants in Bogotá's Zona Rosa sell you "catch of the d
Food & DrinkCocinar Gastronomic Festival at the Fiestas del Mar in Santa Marta: Dates, Schedule, and How to Enjoy It to the Fullest
If there is one event that lights up the stoves and brings together the locals and visitors during the Fiestas del Mar, it is the Cocinar Gastronomic Festival.
Food & DrinkGhost Restaurants in Santa Marta: Where Locals Dine (and How to Find the Best Fish Grills)
In Santa Marta, the best restaurants have no website, no sign, and certainly no Instagram post. They hide in house patios, on corners of working-class neighborh
Food & DrinkRestaurants with a Palenque Soul: Afro-Caribbean Cuisine Surviving on the Streets of Santa Marta
You arrive in Santa Marta, sit facing the sea, order fried fish with coconut rice and patacones. They tell you it's Afro-Caribbean food. But is it really? There
Food & DrinkRestaurants in Santa Marta: The Secret Route of Author Cuisines Not Found in Guides
If you arrive in Santa Marta and look for restaurants on Google Maps, you will always find the same ones: the ceviches on Calle 17, the rice with coconut at the
Food & DrinkRestaurants in Santa Marta with Open Kitchens: The Culinary Theater of the Historic Center
In recent years, Santa Marta has stopped being just a beach and rum destination to become a gastronomic hub that competes with the most sophisticated capitals i
Food & DrinkRestaurants in Santa Marta: The Silent War Between International Cuisines and Local Tradition (Italians,
If you arrived in Santa Marta thinking you were only going to eat fried fish and rice with coconut, you are in for a surprise. In the last five years, the city
Food & DrinkThe Route of Forgotten Pots: Family Restaurants in Santa Marta that Cook with Firewood and Inherited Secrets
In a city where tourism has pushed restaurants towards English menus and signature pokebowls, there is a group of women —and some men— who keep the firewood sto
Food & DrinkThe Secrets of Wayuu Cuisine in Santa Marta: Restaurants and Stalls Honoring an Ancient Tradition
On the outskirts of Santa Marta, where the La Guajira desert meets the Caribbean Sea, a cuisine that has survived centuries of change was born: Wayuu cuisine. I
Food & DrinkThe 4 Markets of Santa Marta That Aren't San Andresito: Street Food That Tells Neighborhood Stories
If you arrived in Santa Marta with your backpack on your shoulder and a tight budget, you've already realized that the tourist center can leave you dry after a