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Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino

Coordinates: 11°13′41″N 74°10′45″W / 11.22806°N 74.17917°W / 11.22806; -74.17917
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Monument at La Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino.
Statue of Simón Bolívar in La 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

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In Bolívar's time, the estate produced rum, honey and panela.

Modern day

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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

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  1. ^ Caputo, Lorraine; Newton, Paula; McColl, Richard (August 2008). VIVA Travel Guides Colombia. Viva Publishing Network. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-9791264-4-4.
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11°13′41″N 74°10′45″W / 11.22806°N 74.17917°W / 11.22806; -74.17917