Bolívar's room
His last days.
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An old colonial estate built in 1608 on the edge of Santa Marta, famous as the place where Simón Bolívar, liberator of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, spent his last days before dying here on 17 December 1830. In the old white arcaded house you see the room where he spent his final days, furniture of the period and belongings that tell the story of his last years. On the grounds stands a huge white memorial called the «Altar of the Homeland», built in his honour. The estate is surrounded by a wide, shady botanical garden of huge old trees, home to iguanas and birds, with remains of the old sugar-cane mill, as it produced honey and raw sugar in Bolívar's day. The shady garden is a pleasant refuge from Santa Marta's heat, and a visit takes about one to two hours. Guiding is free with an optional tip.
His last days.
The white memorial.
Iguanas and trees.
Mamatoco district, east of central Santa Marta
Because Simón Bolívar, liberator of five South American countries, spent his last days and died here in December 1830.