What's the difference in climate and mosquitoes between Santa Marta and Barranquilla, Colombia?

Question

Also, is it true that barranquilla is not on the beach? Where is it exactly? river?

Answer 1

The short Answer is None. It is not true that Barranquilla is not on the ocean, but I would totally reccomend Santa Marta over Barranqulla. Also get something with a LOT of deet because not only will the mosquitoes bite. but there are tons of zancudos. (I have no idea what they are called in English)

Answer 2

ZANCUDOS = MOSQUITOS

Santa Marta is a port along the northern Colombian coast in the Atlantic. It is two hours away from Barranquilla. It is the second largest port after Buenaventura (on the Pacific coast). and t is not know for its beaches because they are scarce and somewhat dirty. This is mainly due to the fact that Barranquilla is a cosmopolite and primarily industrial city, which is often visited by businessmen form all nationalities; however the main attraction for tourism is it's carnival "Carnaval de Barranquilla", that takes place four days before Ash Wednesday.

There is a river that halves it in two called the Magdalena, the largest navigational river in Colombia.