Free Tour of Santa Marta and Simón Bolívar: its 6 burials and 7 funerals.

On this free tour, I'll tell you the history of Santa Marta and its fascinating colonial historic center, while also following in detail the final days of the liberator Simón Bolívar in the oldest Hispanic city in South America.

On December 1, 1830, Simón Bolívar, liberator of five nations, arrived in the city of Santa Marta, only to die 17 days later at 1:00 p.m. at the Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino. This is the script the city's tour guides must adhere to.

Simón Bolívar remained buried for almost 12 years in the Cathedral Basilica of Santa Marta; however, many are unaware that his remains were almost thrown into the Caribbean Sea. Likewise, many are unaware that the illustrious hero was buried three times in the emblematic cathedral, long before being transferred to his native Caracas, Venezuela, where he was interred three more times, totaling six burials and seven funerals.

Did Simon Bolivar die a natural death?

Was Simon Bolivar betrayed by his resentful nephew Fernando Bolivar, who would hand him over to the Americans in Cartagena de Indias?

He was killed by the US Navy in Cartagena and his deceased body was transferred to the Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino?

The Frenchman Alejandro Prospero Reverend, the only doctor who treated him in life, overstepped his duties and ended the life of the Liberator?

Why did Monsignor Estévez, bishop of the cathedral, not grant absolution to the liberator and also not officiate at the funeral of the hero?

Were there scientific or esoteric reasons that motivated Hugo Chávez, then president of Venezuela, to exhume his remains on Friday, July 16, 2010?

Was Simon Bolivar's curse going to fall upon Hugo Chávez and all the officials involved in the final exhumation of the liberator's remains?

I know you'd like to join me on this interesting tour. We'll clear up any doubts, assumptions, and conjectures on the tour, which begins in the Port Sector, the place where the liberator was received on December 1, 1830, the Customs House, and the Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino.

In the end, your own conclusions will allow you to decide about the real death of the South American hero.

Places to visit:
San Pedro Alejandrino Villa.
Puerto Sector, First Avenue, (historic center)
Bolívar Park sector and customs house, (historic center).
Cathedral Plaza and Cathedral Basilica sector (historic center) .
The entrance fee to Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino and transportation to the historic city center are the responsibility of the walker.
In the event that the walker requires vehicle transportation to get around and move us during the Free Tour, or from their hotel to the attractions, I have the contacts for that purpose.