Country Largest city Area 30,537 km2 | Region Andes Region Capital Founded May 13, 1857 Governor Independent Population 2,040,988 | |
Destinations Colleges and Universities Industrial University of Santander (Bucaramanga), Autonomous University of Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga), Universidad de Santander (Bucaramanga), Cooperative University of San Gil (San Gil), Rosslyn Training Academy of Cosmetology (Aguada - Colombia) | ||
Santander is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, borders the east with the Magdalena River, borders to the south and southeast with Boyaca, to the northeast with Norte de Santander Department, to the north with Cesar Department, and to the west with Bolivar and Antioquia Departments. Its capital is the city of Bucaramanga.
Contents
Map of Santander Department
History
Prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, the territory now known as Santander was inhabited by Amerindian ethnic groups: Muiscas, Chitareros, Laches, Yarigui, Opon, Carare and Guanes.
Their political and social structure was based on Cacicazgos, a federation of tribes led by a cacique, with different social classes. Their main activity was planting maize, beans, yuca, arracacha, cotton, Agave, tobacco, tomato, pineapple, guava, among others. Their agricultural skills were sufficiently developed to take advantage of the different mountainous terrains. The Guanes utilized terraces and an artificial system of irrigation. They had a knowledge of arts and crafts based on ovens to produce ceramics. They had cotton to make clothing and accessories such as hats and bags.
Culture
Cuisine
Santander cuisine, referred to as santandereas, includes regional specialties and food from the Departments capital city of Bucaramanga and other cities such as Cepita.
Santander cuisine, referred to as santandereas, includes regional specialties and food from the Departments capital city of Bucaramanga and other cities such as Cepita.
References
Santander Department Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
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