Receta de arroz con pollo en ingles

On the Colombian Coast, Natural Beauty, Gritty Charm
Published: September 15, 2010
-------------------------------------------------

* -------------------------------------------------
SHARE(Page 2 of 2)
The city’s reputation as an up-and-coming party spot is also growing, with bars and clubs of all stripes seeming to open weekly. On a late-night jaunt through downtown, one is aslikely to hear European techno as the native rhythms of cumbia or vallenato music.
Colombia Travel Guide
Go to the Colombia Travel Guide »
Multimedia
Slide Show
Santa Marta is Ready for TouristsMap
Santa Marta, Colombia
That Latin flavor is evident at La Puerta (the Door), a chic dive bar with retro iconography plastered across its walls of red, yellow and blue (the national colors), wherethe floor fills with dancers gyrating to the sounds of Colombian rap and reggaetón.
Santa Marta also benefits from the bounty of virgin tropical forests just miles from the city center. For arelaxing getaway, grab a taxi or mini-bus to Taganga, a laid-back oceanside hamlet ringed by a horseshoe-shaped canopy of lush green hills. The strip of sand in town feels more like a dirt driveway than atropical beach. But the sunsets are breathtaking, especially from the rooftop bar of the Mirador de Taganga Hotel along the town’s southern fringe. The Caribbean waters there are also perfect for scubadiving.
On the other side of Santa Marta lies El Rodadero, a Cancún-like strip of stylish restaurants, open-air markets and high-rise hotels along beaches that fill with well-to-do locals onweekends.
But aside from the protected shores of Tayrona National Park, the beaches around Santa Marta are not always the best places to relax. There is the occasional whiff of sewage, and vendors who canbombard tourists with offers of chairs, massages and — yes — drugs.
Though Santa Marta is no longer plagued by the kidnappings and killings that kept tourists away for decades, petty crime remains a...