Aracataca Day Trip

If you're a Gabriel García Márquez fan, our Aracataca Day Trip is perfect for you. You'll travel to the author's hometown and explore the places that inspired him to create 'Macondo', the fictional town in One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Aracataca Day Trip

Quotes like "Because even though I couldn't love him, I couldn't live without him" reflect the significance of García Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. We'll pick you up from your hotel in Santa Marta at 8 am and travel to Aracataca, his birthplace, which inspired this landmark novel.

After a 90-minute drive, we'll arrive in Aracataca. García Márquez, Nobel Prize winner in 1982, drew inspiration from this town for Macondo, the fictional setting for much of One Hundred Years of Solitude and a significant example of magical realism.

The tour will begin at Telegrapher's House, a site housing copies of García Márquez's works, designated as a World Heritage Site. We will also visit the author's birthplace and San José Church, where he was baptized.

Throughout the tour, we will explore other significant locations in Aracataca, including the school he attended and the Remedios the Beauty Municipal Library.

At the conclusion of our tour, we will return to your hotel in Santa Marta, anticipating arrival around 4 pm.