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Bucaramanga

Country:
Colombia
State:
Santander
City:
Bucaramanga
Type of Location:
Multiple
About Location

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Places to Visit
How to Reach

By Air

Palonegro International Airport (IATA: BGA, ICAO: SKBG) is located in the town of Lebrija, Santander, about 30 km west of Bucaramanga, Colombia.The airport provides the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area and surrounding towns with access to international and domestic flights.The airport receives flights from major cities in Colombia as well as international flights from Panama City.The main terminal is 18 minutes from the city in the fast lane of the highway west to Giron.It is currently positioned as the eighth largest airport in Colombia, for this reason they are currently investing money in the expansion and construction of a new National boarding area.

By Bus

The city offers a clean, modern and nice bus station (La Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga) from where you can take busses to almost any destination around Colombia; you can even take buses from here that will take you to Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador.There are frequent 10 hour buses from Bogota for prices starting from COP 40000.Metrolinea Opened in December 2009, the new bus system rides by exclusive lanes making many trips faster and more comfortable. It is safe a clean.

By taxi

This is by far the best way to travel around if you don't mind spending a bit more for transportation. The cabs here are very clean, safe and they will take you anywhere you want.However, if you ride a cab, please make sure that you get the plates written down somewhere, and as an advice, it would be better if you call the company and request a cab.

Key places to visit
Chicamocha National Park, Sagrada Familia Church, House of the Total Book, Golf Course in Floridablanca

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Places to Visit

Chicamocha National Park

Also known as Panachi is a Colombian Natural park along the Chicamocha Canyon (Canon del Chicamocha) located 50 km from the city of Bucaramanga, Santander.The site is a tourist attraction due to is spectacular landscape and the variety of outdoor activities that it offers such as paragliding, spelunking, bushwalking, camping, fishing, kayaking, rafting, mountain climbing, etc.Cultural activities include the Museo Guane, Plaza de los Costumbres and the Salón de Exposiciones.

Sagrada Familia Church

Painted in impeccable white is the house where remain intact the figures of the consecrated and venerated family of the Catholics, safeguard of all the people in Bucaramanga.From the cornice and in the middle of two robust columns which adorn with their color the fund, you can find the dome of the church, which is known as the macaw for the picturesque that it gives to the structure.

House of the Total Book

A unique project and a pride for Santander.This traditional casona was arranged to execute the production and recovery of the cultural heritage in order to spread it in a digital way, allowing people to transcend the physical barriers and to announce to the world the power of art by means of this tool called the Total Book.It manages to connect the history with the current times, involving all the generations and pleasing all preferences.

Golf Course in Floridablanca

It is a field of 52 hectares in the area of Canaveral.It has 18 holes and an entire length of 6.349 yards with a pair of 72.The course was designed and constructed with the highest international standards.The grass was sowed from imported seeds and the field has a system of artificial irrigation.It is located in a traditional club and the field is in the middle of big trees and natural obstacles, circumstances that test the players’ skills.

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