What about ¡Santander!

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This time I'm gonna tell you about a state who leave me really surprised. Is warm, pretty and have lot of things to do, I'm talking about Santander.

Santander is a state of Colombia, one of the largest and one of the most beautiful. I visited Santander for a very long time and I found a lot of things to do that I have to share with you my dear travelers.

SAN GIL 

Be prepared lovers of the extreme sports, this will be your next destiny!

San Gil is a small town declared the touristic capital of santander, is very near to Bucaramanga, is the hottest place in the region, and also one of the most animated, lively and unique. When you arrive to San Gil, the first thing you will see is the "Parque el gallineral" (Gallineral Park) who is a colorfull expreience, with a big trees called "Ceibas" and in the middle the Fonce river, a caudalous, long, noise and extreme river, who brings you a lot of cool extreme sports to do; canoeing, rappelling, waterfalls with more than 70 meters high, caves, and a lot of adventures that maybe will be the more extreme expreience in your life. Also, is a place to rest, learning spanish and know more about colombian culture. If you go to San Gil a sunday, you have to eat Mute, a thypical food in Santander.

CLOTHES. 

San Gil is very hotter than Bucaramanga, is recommended wear sun protector and loose clothing.

FOOD

Mute! (Is a soup with a lot of meats, doig with corn and potatoes)

THE JOURNEY

You can fly to Buacaramanga or directly to San Gil airport, or in bus from Bogotá, will take you 6 or 7 ours

BUCARAMANGA

The capital of Santander, in the day is calm and in the nigth a unique city that brings a lot of things to do.

Called as The Parks City or the Beauty City , Bucaramanga is also knowed because is a hot city and the cradle of the "Comuneros" revolution in Santander, is full of brave people and very interesting places to know. I lived my childhood in Bucaramanga and I still can't find the words to describe this paradise. Is a bussy city, full of sports, music, and art, closer to everything. Is bigger than Giron and Floridablanca, and together they conform the Metropolitan area of Bucaramanga.
I recommend, go to the Eloy Valenzuela botanic garden, the Cigarras Park, the Childrens Park, Zoo Park, Modern Art Museum. If you like to dance San Marino or Puerta del Sol are made for young people who like to have fun and enjoy the nigth live in Bucaramanga. Also you can go tho Mesa de los Santos and do glider. But if you go in family, the sweet of Floridablanca will catch you, is the home of the Candies Fair, made by candie makers who made art with candies, a very sweet place where you can find the best oblea in the country, and Girón, a small town who brings you all the rest of a colonial place closer to the noise of the city but more peacefull than Bucaramanga.

Clothes.

Bucaramanga is hotter than Bogotá or Medellín,but colder than San Gil or Barranca, so is recommended use loose clothes, sun pretector and drink a lot of water.

Food.

There is a food paradise.

Candies, Mute, Goat, Oreada meat (Jerky), rice soup, and a lot of tasty plates to degustate.

The Journey

You can fly to Bogota and then continue either by air or by road to Bucaramanga. By air you could choose a lot of airlines which will land you at Palo Negro international airport just west of downtown. By bus, the trip takes between 7-8 hours and through the mountains with great views of the countryside and the Chicamocha canyon.

Hope it will help you to discover the amazing place that is Santander.

Love. Bri.