CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME DEPARTMENTS

ANTIOQUIA

    

ANTIOQUIA is located at the Northwest of Colombia. At the north it limits with The Caribbean Sea, the department of Córdoba and Bolivar; at the East with Bolivar, Santander, Boyacá; at the South with Caldas and Risaralda; at the West with Chocó.
It is a mountainous region which is crossed by hills, its main attraction.  The principal activities are agriculture, mining industry, and textile.
Medellín is the capital of the region, the second biggest city of the country.  It is considered the city of the eternal spring.
This is the first coffee and banana producing to export. It is built by 125 municipalities.
Medellín was created by Miguel de Aguinaba in 1675. In 1886 the department of ANTIOQUIA was created.
ANTIOQUIA is a place where culture is present in every traditional aspect like the famous parade of Silleteros.

SANTANDER

   

SANTANDER is located at the Northeast of Colombia. At the North it limists with Cesar and Norte de Santander; at the South with Boyacá; at the West with Magdalena River, and at the East with Boyacá and Norte de Santander.

It is built by 87 municipalities. The principal activities are: agriculture, cattle farming, poultry farming, mining and oil exploitation.

The capital of SANTANDER is Bucaramanga. This city is also known as “The Beautiful City”.

This department was founded by Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada in 1537. The name of this department is in honor to the hero Francisco de Paula Santander.