$ 3.000.000.000
Bello Horizonte
Irotama Del sol Vista al Mar
3 beds · 4 baths · 184 m²
Santa Marta · Colombian Caribbean
Where the highest coastal mountain meets the Caribbean
Apartments, houses and new developments in the only city on earth where a 5,700-metre snow-capped range looks down over the beach. Buying, selling, renting and short-term rentals with Realtor Caribe.
- 137
- listings published
- 5
- areas with inventory
- 17+
- years in Santa Marta
About us
17 years connecting people with the right property
We are the team that guides buyers, sellers and tenants through buying, selling, renting and short-term rental operation in Santa Marta and the Colombian Caribbean.
About us- 17+ yearsof experience on the Colombian Caribbean coast
- 500+properties sold and rented
- < 48hresponse time for every client
- 100%support all the way to closing
01 — The place
No other Caribbean city has this
The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is the highest coastal mountain range on the planet: its peaks reach almost 5,700 metres less than fifty kilometres from the shoreline.
That is not a travel-brochure fact, it is what explains the city. The range blocks the rain and gives Santa Marta a dry climate Cartagena does not have. The rivers coming down from it are why Minca sits forty minutes from the beach. And the same relief that hems in the bay is why beachfront housing here is, quite literally, a narrow strip between the mountain and the water.
A narrow strip means limited land. That is the underlying reason the corridor from Pozos Colorados to Bello Horizonte appreciated the way it did over the past decade.See the areas
02 — The areas
Six areas, and they are not interchangeable
Each corridor has its own character, its own buyer and its own price range. These are the real numbers from our inventory today.
Bello Horizonte
The area with the widest choice of apartments in Santa Marta today — new and resale, with beach access and sea views.
73 listingsFrom $ 200.000.000
Pozos Colorados
An exclusive beachfront corridor, home to the newest condominiums and the strongest appreciation in the city.
36 listingsFrom $ 360.000.000
Playa Salguero
Direct beach access in a privileged natural setting, just south of Bello Horizonte.
20 listingsFrom $ 395.000.000
El Rodadero
The tourist heart of Santa Marta, ideal for holiday investment and short-term rental.
7 listingsFrom $ 387.515.000
Gaira
A growing area between El Rodadero and the airport, with projects at competitive prices.
1 listingFrom $ 526.000.000
Centro Histórico
Colonial heritage in the heart of the city — more inventory coming to this area soon.
Coming soon
137 listings
03 — Your search
What brings you here?
Looking for somewhere to live is not the same as looking for somewhere to put your money. Start with what brought you.
To live here
A home for the whole year, with schools, clinics and supermarkets nearby. The neighbourhood matters more than the view.
119 options
To invest
New build and pre-sale, where the entry price is lower and the upside plays out at handover.
25 options
For a beach house
On the sand or with a sea view, to use in season and lock up the rest of the year without headaches.
78 options
To rent it out short-term
Apartments that work as tourist accommodation. Check the building rules first.
18 options
04 — Selection
The best we have right now
Picked from live inventory, not from an old catalogue. If it is here, it is available.
05 — Before you sign
What is worth knowing before you buy here
Five things that change the final number and that almost nobody mentions on a first viewing. We would rather you knew now.
01
The estrato is not administrative trivia
Every property in Colombia carries an estrato from 1 to 6 that sets what you pay for utilities: lower brackets are subsidised, higher ones pay a surcharge on the tariff. Two near-identical apartments in different areas can arrive with very different bills. Ask before you sign, not when the first invoice lands.
02
Service charges weigh more than they look
In beachfront buildings the monthly charge pays for pools, lifts, permanent concierge and the constant repair of facades that salt air attacks year-round. It is a fixed cost you must add to the mortgage payment to know what living there truly costs, and it does not go down over time.
03
High season carries almost all the rental income
December and January, Easter week and the mid-year break drive most of the tourist occupancy. An income projection built on one week in December does not represent the year: always ask for twelve months of figures before doing the maths.
04
Renting by the night is not only your call
The building bylaws and the owners assembly can restrict short stays, and operating as tourist accommodation requires registration. If you are buying to rent by the night, read the bylaws before the purchase agreement, not after.
05
Buying as a foreigner is possible and straightforward
There is no restriction on foreigners buying residential property in Colombia. What does matter is how the money enters the country: registering the investment through the official exchange market is what later lets you repatriate capital and profits without friction. Settle this before the first transfer.
General orientation, not legal or tax advice. Every transaction has its own fine print: we run the process alongside a lawyer.
Ask us anything06 — Life here
What is around you
Buying here is not just buying square metres. This is what sits within a weekend of reach.
- Tayrona National Park
- Jungle-and-rock beaches just over an hour along the coast road. It closes for a few weeks a year for ecological rest and out of respect for the indigenous communities of the sierra.
- Minca
- Six hundred metres up, coffee farms and fifteen degrees cooler, around forty minutes climbing out of the city. It is the default weekend escape for locals.
- The city beaches
- From touristy, calm-water Rodadero to the wider, more residential Bello Horizonte and Salguero. Taganga, on the other side, is a fishing port and diving spot.
- Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino
- The estate where Simón Bolívar died, now a museum and botanical garden inside the city. The most visited historic site in Santa Marta.
- Simón Bolívar Airport
- On the road to Rodadero, with direct flights to Bogotá, Medellín and other Colombian cities. Proximity to the airport matters a lot for a second home.
- Historic centre
- The city founded in 1525, the oldest in Colombia. The seafront promenade, the cathedral and Parque de los Novios as the heart of the nightlife.
07 — New build
Off-plan and under construction
Lower entry price, payments spread across the build, and the upside playing out at handover.
08 — The team
Who will look after you
Not a form dropping into an inbox: a person with a name, who knows the area and answers on WhatsApp.
09 — Let us start
Tell us what you are looking for
We reply on WhatsApp the same day. You can also leave your details and an advisor will call you.