Traveling around Colombia Santander Department

1. TRAVELING AROUND
COLOMBIA

2. SANTANDER DEPARTMENT
BY CARMEN CECILIA RAMIREZ CAMARGO

3. SANTANDER DEPARTMENT
Santander is one of the 32 departments of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the
country.
Its borders are the Magdalena River to the east, Boyacá Departments to the south, Norte de Santander
and Cesar Departments to the north and to the west with Bolivar and Antioquia Departments.
Its capital is the city of Bucaramanga.
The population is over two million inhabitants.

4. BUCARAMANGA
Bucaramanga is one of the most beautiful cities in Colombia. It has the fifth largest
economy and the lowest unemployment rate in the country.
Bucaramanga has more than 160 parks and it has been given the nickname "The City of
Parks" and "Colombia's Beautiful City".

5. One of the most interesting and attractive places to visit in Santander is the Chicamocha National
Park.

6. For most of the year the weather along the
department is warm.
Footwear and clothing are two of the major industries.
Many people in Santander also work in the tourist industry
in the hotels, restaurants and parks.

7. The most typical dishes in Santander are: the Santander-
mute, the fricassee, the corn arepa and the tamales. But the
most exotic dish is the culona ant.

8. Two of the most important cities in Santander are Floridablanca and Girón.
 Giron is larger than Floridablanca.
 Giron is older than Floridablanca.
 Floridablanca is more modern than Giron.
 Floridablanca is more populated than Giron.
 People in Floridablanca are as friendly as people in Giron.
 Giron is hotter than Floridablanca.

9. The most interesting place to visit in Floridablanca is
the Ecoparque El Santísimo.
The most popular places to visit in Giron are the
Principal Park and the Señor de los Milagros Church.