Aracataca, Magdalena, Colombia

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Aracataca, in the Magdalena department of Colombia, is a small Caribbean town best known as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning writer Gabriel García Márquez and the inspiration for the fictional Macondo in his works.

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instanceOf municipality
town
associatedWithWriter Gabriel García Márquez
climate tropical savanna climate
climateClassification Aw (Köppen)
coordinates approx. 10.59°N 74.19°W
country Colombia
distanceToSantaMarta about 80 km
economy agriculture
banana cultivation
cattle ranching
oil palm cultivation
tourism
elevationAboveSeaLevel ~20 metres
foundingDate 1912
governingBody municipal council of Aracataca
hasClimateCharacteristic distinct wet and dry seasons
high temperatures year-round
hasDemonym aracateca
aracateco
hasMunicipalSeat town of Aracataca
hasMuseum Casa Museo Gabriel García Márquez
heritage associated with Colombian Caribbean culture
inception 1912
inspiredFictionalPlace Macondo
languageUsed Spanish
literarySignificance setting inspiration for works of magical realism
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Magdalena Department
locatedInContinent South America
locatedInCountry Colombia
locatedInGeographicalFeature Magdalena River basin
locatedInRegion Caribbean region of Colombia
locatedInTimeZone Colombia Standard Time
linked to: America/Bogota
locatedOnRiver Aracataca River
locatedSouthOf Santa Marta
namedAfter Aracataca River
notableAs birthplace of Gabriel García Márquez
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Magdalena Department
population ~40,000
postalCode approx. 478010
timeZoneOffset UTC−05:00
touristAttraction Casa Museo Gabriel García Márquez
transport connected by road to Santa Marta
served by a railway line

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Gabriel García Márquez placeOfBirth Aracataca, Magdalena, Colombia
Aracataca, Magdalena, Colombia hasMunicipalSeat town of Aracataca
linked to: Aracataca, Magdalena, Colombia
Gabo refersToPersonBornIn Aracataca, Colombia
linked to: Aracataca, Magdalena, Colombia