lunes, 21 de octubre de 2013

TOURIST SITES

BARRANQUILLA

It is a Colombian city located on the west edge of the Magdalena's River , 7.5 km from its mouth at the Caribbean Sea. It is the capital of the department of the Atlantic. It is one of the seaports and major river and assets of Colombia , and the main commercial , industrial, cultural and university in the Colombian Caribbean region; and in the 7.5 km ends in the Caribbean Sea. It is one of the most important seaports and assets of Colombia , and the main commercial , industrial and cultural, in the Colombian Caribbean region .


CARTAGENA

It is the capital of the department of Bolivar, Colombia. It was founded in 1533 by Pedro de Heredia. It is the main tourist destination of Colombia and the fifth largest city in population after Bogotá, Medellín, Cali and Barranquilla. Since 1991 Cartagena is a Tourism and Cultural District. The city is located along the Caribbean Sea and is one of the most important tourist epicenters of Colombia, as well as the second most important urban center in the Colombian Caribbean region, after Barranquilla.



SANTANDER

Santander is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the northeast of the country in the Andean region, its capital is Bucaramanga. It limits the north with the departments of Norte de Santander , Cesar and Bolivar , west to Antioquia, south to Boyacá and north Santander. The official name of Santander Department and is named in honor of the hero of the independence of New Granada, Francisco de Paula Santander.



SAN ANDRES, PROVIDENCE AND SANTA CATALINA

The Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina is a department of Colombia located west of the Caribbean Sea, 775 km northwest of the country's Atlantic coast, and 220 km from the eastern coast of Nicaragua. The departmental capital is San Andrés, but the archipelago has a single municipality, Providence. It is considered one of the most beautiful islands of Colombia with one of the best beaches in America.


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