Bucaramanga, an industrial city in Colombia and capital of the department of Santander, is a place you are sometimes obliged to stop at when travelling between Bogotá and the north of the country by bus.
Bucaramanga, an industrial city in Colombia and capital of the department of Santander, is a place you are sometimes obliged to stop at when travelling between Bogotá and the north of the country by bus.
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Bucaramaga's annual festival is held in September and provides an opportunity to observe one of Colombia's folk traditions.
Whether it's misty or sunny, you'll love the unusual landscape in the Cocora Valley. The enchanting ambiance and the sheer number of wax palms, a national symbol, are impressive, to say the least!