Costa Norte
Magdalena Department
Santa Marta

Minca

Minca is a small town 20 km away from in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in . It sits 580 m above sea level with a slightly cooler climate than the coast, within a lush tropical forest, and as such is a popular retreat for tourists looking for a relaxed atmosphere away from the hustle and bustle of Santa Marta.
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  • Type: Village with 500 residents
  • Description: town in Colombia
  • Also known as: “Caserío Minca” and “Minea”

Minca

Latitude
11.1428° or 11° 8′ 34″ north
Longitude
-74.1169° or 74° 7′ 1″ west
Population
500
Elevation
624 metres (2,047 feet)
Height
650 metres (2,133 feet)
Open location code
77374VVM+46
Open­Street­Map ID
node 703472311
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3674768
Wiki­data ID
Q15473285
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Minca” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Minca (Santa Marta)”
  • Dutch: “Minca”
  • French: “Minca”
  • German: “Minca”
  • Irish: “Minca”
  • Latin: “Minca”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Minca”
  • Portuguese: “Minca”
  • Spanish: “Minca”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Minca”. Photo: Shallodarns, CC BY-SA 4.0.