Cacao
Cacao is a locality in El Retén, Magdalena Department. Cacao is situated nearby to the locality La Polvorita, as well as near Palenque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aracataca and El Retén.
Aracataca
Photo: Tim Buendia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aracataca is a small town in the Magdalena Department of Colombia, to the south of Santa Marta. Largely unknown to travelers and even to the guidebooks, this town absolutely should not be overlooked in the itinerary of anyone with any interest in Gabriel García Márquez.
El Retén
Town
El Retén is a town and municipality of the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia. El Retén is situated 8 km west of Cacao.
Cacao
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Hacienda Cacao”
- Location: El Retén, Magdalena Department, Costa Norte, Colombia, South America
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Latitude
10.58922° or 10° 35′ 21″ northLongitude
-74.20118° or 74° 12′ 4″ westElevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
7727HQQX+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 703470908OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3688138
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