Guadalupe, Santander


Guadalupe is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. It was founded in 1715 by the family Camacho Sabidos, in the lead of the Spanish Captain José Camacho Sabidos and management of Don Juan de Herrera and Tovar, according to church records of the year 1713.

Tourism

Among the sites of interest are:
Other recommended sites are: La Chorrera Waterfall, La Cueva del indio, la Piedra del Sapo, La LLanera waterfall, Suarez river, and its great church made of hewn stone, which is located in the main park.
The town has lately attracted many eventual travellers that around 5 years ago someone had the initiative and founded a hotel with 25 available rooms.

Economy

The town´s economy is based on agriculture and livestock. Other important sources of its economy are the contributions from entities like Multicoop LTDA, with more than 48 years of service, and the Banco Agrario, previously called Caja Agraria.

Transport

The municipality of Guadalupe is connected to the main road, which links Bucaramanga and Bogotá, by a secondary road, connecting, thus, Guadalupe with Oiba. The road to Guadalupe is 60% paved today. The municipal head is also connected with the town of Suaita, passing through the town of San Jose Suaita, where you have access to the central highway that leads to the capital city, Bogota. It is also connected with the municipalities of Contratación and Guapotá. These roads are unpaved but with acceptable conditions for trafficking, although its use for automobile vehicles is not recommended.

Education

Currently, the town has two educational institutions: the Escuela Normal Superior María Auxiliadora and the Instituto Técnico Agropecuario.

Festivities

People in Guadalupe celebrate the following festivities:
- Festivity of Virgen el Carmen
- Festivity of Virgen de Guadalupe
- Ferias y Fiestas, generally on the 2nd week of January.
- The sports week, generally between September and October.
And other religious celebrations such as Corpus Christi, Festivity of some saints, Holy Week, and Christmas.

Media

Currently the town has two community media, providing quality service to its residents. These are Guadalupe Stereo, a Community radio station www.guadalupestereo.jimdo.com; and the community TV channel, TV Guadalupe. Both media have become the voice of the town´s residents and they have tried to be present in most of the relevant events that take place in Guadalupe.