A town shaped by the history of banana plantations, where Caribbean culture blends with the memory of the river and the sea.
Ciénaga is known as the capital of Colombian magical realism. Its history, its people, and the events surrounding the banana-growing region offer insight into the realities that inspired part of Gabriel García Márquez’s literary universe in "One Hundred Years of Solitude".
The memory of the 1928 banana workers’ strike and massacre is an integral part of the region’s history and its connection to literature. This legacy is complemented by the architectural heritage of the historic center and the landscapes of the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, where local communities maintain a close relationship with aquatic ecosystems.
"A land where memory becomes literature."
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