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Destination Guide · Colombia

Bucaramanga & Santander Travel Guide

Gateway to Chicamocha Canyon, Barichara and San Gil adventure.

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Bucaramanga is Colombia's beautiful city. Santander's capital combines year-round warm weather with easy access to some of the country's most dramatic scenery — the Chicamocha Canyon, the colonial village of Barichara and the adventure capital of San Gil.

Why Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga is comfortable and well-connected, with parks, warm weather and good infrastructure. Its real draw, though, is what surrounds it: Chicamocha Canyon — deeper than the Grand Canyon — Barichara, often called Colombia's most beautiful village, and San Gil, the country's adventure sports capital.

"Santander has something unique: Colombia's most extreme nature next to its most comfortable gateway city."

Chicamocha Canyon and surroundings

Parque Nacional del Chicamocha (Panachi) is the standout excursion: its 6.3 km cable car crosses the canyon from side to side with over 1,200 metres of elevation change. Barichara — National Monument and Colombia's most beautiful village — enchants with cobblestone streets and whitewashed walls. San Gil offers rafting, paragliding and caving.

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