Get a trip on Santander

In the beuatiful county of Santander and in her beautiful cities you could get a lot of different activities and every kind of experiences. So, let's see some of them!

Adventure experiences:

San Gil

In San Gil one of the most visited towns in Santander. You could explore the adventure one that you're carry on. You'll be finding a lot of spots where you practice extreme sports. There you are going to discover the beautiful conection between you and the elements like earth, water and air. 

Páramo de Berlín

There we have another beautiful and magnificent destination for your trip. In Colombia one of the most paramos amount country, it's normal to have a lot of travel agencies offering you walking outdoor experiences in this unique and  magic ecosistem. If you like tha cold weather, that's an excellent option for you.

Detox experiences:

Zapatoca

This big and colonial fashioned town is a real good alternative to get rest after a hard work year.  Actually you don't have a quiet town in Zapatoca, but near in the villages, you could find so peaceful places like 

    - La Cueva del Nitro: A rocks formation that was a indigenous spiritual place 

    - El lago del sapo: That's an ecologic place to make some meditation 

    - Pico de la vieja: a very high peak that could let you take some rest and have a very beautiful view of Santander geographic. If you love to meditate

Beauty places to visit: 

Barichara

Now lets talk about the most beautiful town in Colombia. Barichara have a really nice looking view waiting for you. It's a recurent place to record some colombian series because of her beauty and old architecture. If you go to Santander, you must to visit Barichara. A memorable place that have even a so nice graveyard, where the graves are decorated. 

Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga is the capital of the Santander department in northern Colombia. It is surrounded by the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes and is known for her numerous parks, including Parque del Agua, with waterfalls and fountains, and Parque García Rovira lined with palm trees. It's known as the park's city

Vélez

The municipality of Vélez is the central axis of the province's economy, where people from the different municipalities converge to commercialize agricultural and livestock products, it is considered the main regional market for bovines, horses, pigs and an excellent distributor of agricultural products, beeing as a relay center to markets such as Tunja and Bucaramanga.

Culture in Santander

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  Natives:

In the year 1551, when the smallpox disease reached continental America, 92% of the native population in Santander died.

The Guanes were the most important natives in Santander.

 

• ethnography:

The inhabitants that make up this region are a mixture of Spaniards with indigenous Guanes, Yariguíes, Agataes, Chitareros, Chipataes and Laches.  For them is really important their roots, and it's a reason to be proud about.

• What indentifies them?
• Santanderianidad days: From 10th May to 14th May
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• Hardworkers : Known as one of the most hardworkers in Colombia

• Especific accent: Santander people tend to speak very loudly, which is mistakenly known as being angry people. but in reality they are very friendly and happy people

• Strong character 

Land of people with brabery, pride and heroism

Santander had an important role in the independence of Colombia. Which they are  know as brave, proud and heroic people from  colony time.

·         In towns such as Barichara, Charalá, Simacota, San Gil, intense revolutions were experienced to achieve independence, which Santander was very important to create our nation.

Gastronomy

Hormiga Culona 

This insect has become  symbol of Santander's gastronomy, which is attributed aphrodisiac benefits and is one of the snacks of this region that is exported to several countries, including Germany, England, Portugal, Canada and the United States.

This tradition has accompanied the people of Santander since the time of the Guanes Indians, who inherited this culinary custom, which begins every year in the waning moon, after Easter.

Bocadillo Veleño

It is prepared with guava pulp, sugar cane panela or refined sugar, which can be wrapped in bijao, corn or banana leaves.

Veleño bocadillo is the denomination of origin of a Colombian regional variant of the sweet. In Colombia, the municipality of Vélez, department of Santander, is considered the main manufacturing center due to the high production of both artisanal and industrial bocadillo and the large guava plantations in the region.

Oreada Meat

One of the great classics of Santander's food, a must in the "piquetes criollos" or in the typical breakfast restaurants of the region. The process of marinating, salting and drying in the sun, allows curing this meat, which our ancestors used to do in order to keep the meat without refrigeration, avoiding its decomposition.

Lamb

It is served fried, roasted or baked, and it it delicious. You can eat with arepa santadereana

Pepitoria 

It consists of goat's blood and entrails together with vegetables, rice, eggs, cheese and spices. Its traditional accompaniments are yucca, potatoes, arepas, patacones or avocado. Although the traditional one is rice, a few places have converted the recipe to a soup.

The most common way to enjoy pepitoria is as an accompaniment to roasted kid.

Arepa Santandereana

It is prepared with corn dough, which is roasted and served as an accompaniment to almost every meal.

Tamale Santadereano

The tamal santandereano is one of the most popular tamales in Colombia due to its exquisite flavor and of course the ingredients it contains. First of all, it must be said that this kind of tamale is prepared with chicken, pork (bacon), capers, chickpeas, onion, garlic, parsley, raisins and even paprika. Although the tamal santandereano has a certain resemblance to the tamal cucuteño, it is crucial to differentiate them by the way they are prepared and because vinegar is added to the first one.

Mute Soup

Mute santandereano is a delicious soup whose preparation is a slow food ritual and a gift to the most demanding palate. The mute santandereano has approximately 20 ingredients that are cooked together in the same pot, of which 4 to 6 are meats, depending on the recipe. Hence the term mute has been colloquially coined to mean agglomeration.