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Colombia, Magdalena Department

Santa Marta

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: olive jars, 19th-century gin.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1865 historic-map era

Oldest surviving Spanish city in Colombia.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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