Magdalena Department
The Departamento del Magdalena is a province in northern Colombia. The Caribbean Sea borders it to the north. To the east are the Departamentos La Guajira and Cesar and to the west the Departamentos de Bolívar and Atlántico. The Departamento Magdalena bears the name of the river Río Magdalena, which crosses it and is named after Maria Magdalena.
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The economy is based on agriculture, with the products bananas, coffee, rice, tobacco, yuca and cotton, extensive livestock breeding and fishing. Industry plays a subordinate role. However, the province has an international port, Santa Marta, and extensive tourist centers on the coast with hotels and campgrounds. Magdalena also has oil deposits.
In Magdalena are the parks Tayrona, Isla de Salamanca and the beaches of El Rodadero.
Geographical feature of the province is the highest coastal mountain range in the world, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Pico Cristóbal Colón and Pico Simón Bolívar, each 5770 m high). There are the two archaeological sites Ciudad Perdida and Pueblito, abandoned cities of the Tairona culture, the Kogi, Arhuaco and Asario.
Administrative subdivision
The 30 municipalities of Magdalena are in the list of Municipios in the Departamento del Magdalena.
