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
editIn Bolívar's time, the estate produced rum, honey and panela.
Modern day
editNowadays 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
edit- ^ Caputo, Lorraine; Newton, Paula; McColl, Richard (August 2008). VIVA Travel Guides Colombia. Viva Publishing Network. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-9791264-4-4.
External links
edit- Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino (official web site)
11°13′41″N 74°10′45″W / 11.22806°N 74.17917°W
 | This article related to a museum in Colombia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |