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What to know before visiting Bucaramanga
Bucaramanga is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and is the ninth most populous city in the country, with a population of 613,400 (2023 projection). Bucaramanga has over 160 parks scattered throughout the city and has been given the nickname "La Ciudad de Los Parques" ("The City of Parks") and "La Ciudad Bonita de Colombia" ("Colombia's Beautiful City"). Bucaramanga has grown rapidly since the 1960s, mostly into neighbouring locations within the metropolitan area. Floridablanca, Girón and Piedecuesta are inextricably linked geographically and commercially with Bucaramanga, and now all form together the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area with a population of 1,304,288.The city is the base of the Colombian Petroleum Institute (ICP), the research branch of the state oil company Ecopetrol. -Wikipedia
General Info
Time Zone
GMT -05:00
Currency
Colombian Peso
1USD = 4167.65 COP
Best time to visit
June
July
Local Weather
JAN
18.4°
18.4°
FEB
18.7°
25.2°
MAR
18.9°
25.2°
APR
18.9°
25.2°
MAY
18.7°
25.4°
JUN
18.7°
25.4°
JUL
18.4°
25.6°
AUG
18.4°
25.8°
SEP
18.2°
25.7°
OCT
18.2°
25.1°
NOV
18.3°
24.6°
DEC
18.3
24.8°
Popular Activities
Explore the popular activities
agua Park
Catedral Metropolitana de la Sagrada Familia
Parque Santander
Museo de Arte Moderno de Bucaramanga
Saint Pío Park
Parque Garcia Rovira
Agua, Bucaramanga Park
Cigarras Park
Santander Historical Museum - Casa de Bolívar
Los Leones Park
Centro Cultural del Oriente
La Flora Ecological Park
Parroquia San Laureano
Parque de los Ninos
Parque Centenario
Parque Mejoras Publicas
Parque Cerro del Santísimo
La Casa del Libro Total
Hormigas Park
San Pio Church
MUSEO GUA DE URBANISMO Y CULTURA
Jardín Botánico Eloy Valenzuela
Divine Child Parish
Solón Wilches Park
Bucaramanga
Minor Basilica of Saint John the Baptist
Teatro Coliseo Peralta
El Tierrero, Urbanismo Táctico
Cancha Chimita
Cultural Center of the East-Cineteca Public
Guarín Farmers' Market
Embalse de Bucaramanga
La Plaza central
St. Francis of Assisi Parish
Neomundo Centro Eventos y Convenciones
Santander al Extremo
Capilla de los Dolores
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