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VALLEDUPAR

Known as the “forest city”, Valledupar is considered the greenest city in Colombia. As the birthplace of Vallenato music, the city is representative of a unique part of the Colombian culture.

There are several activities you can do in Valledupar such as view the interesting traditions and culture of the Arhuaca people here or in their secluded town of Nabusimake. Enjoy traditional and Spanish colonial architecture; swim and dive in the cool, clean Guatapurí and Badillo rivers; bird watch and hike in the verdant Los Besotes ecopark. For indigenous crafts visit the nearby historic village of La Mina and much more

1.1. Our Climate

Valledupar, given its latitude, can be found in the tropical domain, where the general characteristics of climate are high temperatures and low annual temperature variation. As for temperatures, according to data accumulated since 1969 by the IDEAM in your weather station located at the National Airport Alfonso Lopez, the average annual temperature is 28.4 ° C, with highs and lows of 22 ° C and 34 ° C respectively, the historical maximum temperature recorded is 41.5 ° C and a low of 16 ° C. The hottest month is April with an average of 30 ° C and the cooler October to 26 ° C.

Fauna and flora

• Vegetation: Cesar River valley belongs to the tropical dry forest climate classification, being covered by a woodland where it alternates very involved scattered trees and artificial grass to sustain the existing bovine important in their fields. The most representative species of the region, zwhich corresponds to tropical dry forest, are represented by the genera Cassia, Tabebuia, Crescentia and Ingaamong other common names such as acacias, cañaguates, soursop, cedar, ceiba and a rich variety of exotic species very already adapted to the local environment such as mangoes, citrus and eucalyptus. In particular, the city is considered one of the most forested country in this respect, its can be referred to the local culture requires planting trees on the front and backyards of homes almost as an obligation, is rare in the city find a home or building without some type of tree. Also important is the presence of fruit trees in public areas like parks, sidewalks and avenues separators, in this case the initiative of the municipality. The most common tree is the mango followed Cañahuate, kapok trees, oaks, Totumos, acacias, suckers, cotoprix, Uvita, cardamoms and a major corridor of rubbers. • Fauna: Wildlife currently is very concerned, cats and mammals such as ocelots and deer are now a rarity sticking almost exclusively represented by the iguanas reptiles, lizards and some snakes like boas, fake coral, and mapaná. As for the birds stand raptors like the owl and hawks and others such as pigeons, parrots and hummingbirds.

1.2. Transportation

• Urban Transport: As Valledupar three companies operate urban transport, Cootranscolcer, CootraTranscacique Upar and these companies are of a cooperative and intercommunicate the different neighborhoods of the city especially to the center where the administrative, financial and commercial city. There is a large fleet of urban taxis that make several cooperatives in Valledupar Taxi service available at home callingdifferent numbers of mobile phones and each company.

• Transportation intermunicipal: Valledupar is served by companies that cover permanent routes especially to La Guajira, Aguachica, the mining area and the rest of the department.

1.3. Culture

Valledupar is widely known as the cradle of Vallenato and celebrate the annual Vallenato Legend Festival. It is also one of the cultural epicenters of the Caribbean Coast. The most important folk dance is the dance of the PILON.

• Natives: No one knows exactly where it comes from the word

"vallenato", the many assumptions that have been exposed. However, according to a thesis writer Ciro Quiroz, early twentieth century, had a derogatory connotation and the inhabitants of Valledupar did not like. Therefore, in 1915 Don Miguel Vence, primary educator, he founded an Academy of the Language of Valledupar, which once held a meeting and determined that the gentile was born in Valledupar "valduparense" . However, it is very extended the term vallenato under the influence of musical rhythm of the city representative. Some of the most important has been the city are:

• The Vallenato Legend: Legend has it that in 1576, the nation TUPE rebelled against the Spanish

because the wife of Don García Gutiérrez de Mendoza, in a fit of jealousy, she had cut her hair to India Francisca, household servant, which was great offense for the Indians. García Gutiérrez having left his herd with other Spanish Unyaimo April 27, the little Indian Antonuelo Tupe, who was his page disappeared from the herd and reported the grievance to the chief White Tupe, who with his captain Panocha called his biases, the of the

Chimila Coropomeima and Curunaima, raided the farm and killed the

Spanish. Then went to town and tried to burn down the convent, but not set on fire, a fact attributed to a Guariche (as called by the Indians to the Virgin, in this case the Virgen del Rosario) that mantle away with throwing arrows. The Indians retreated to fearful vision Sicarare savannas. The Spanish, led by Captain Antonio Flores Suarez, followed the Indians to Sicarare Lagoon (freshwater) that had been poisoned by native-poisoning, in such a way that when the Spanish arrived thirsty to drink from the pond , fell dead. Then he says that the Indians were strolling at the Guariche that lifted the Spanish, which I was very afraid, and were killed or imprisoned. Then the governor DeSanto Marta, Lope de Orozco, came out against the Chimilas seizing and killing the chief Coropomeima, the chief White, Captain Panocha, India Francisca and her husband Greg. Following these deaths, joined the Indians to viciously attack the city, so he had to take out a second conquest.

• Music and dance: Music reigns in the city is the vallenato, considered the main folk expression in

recent years. The dances are Afro-Caribbean type as fast-paced Puya and especially the Pilon, rhythmic cadence which summarizes the daily activity of the vallenato of old and working closely with the corn.

• La parranda vallenata: La parranda vallenata is a

social gathering around a vallenato group consists of an guacharaquero and an accordionist who plays folkloric songs referring to the landscape, the countryside and women. It is accompanied by alcoholic beverages such as rum, brandy and whiskey, which thanks to smuggling culture deeply linked vallenato. In a traditional vallenato parranda not dancing, the new generation changed the format of the parranda incorporating dance. La parranda vallenato lasts

until the wee hours of the morning, when you taste the stew.

1.4. Gastronomy The geographical area the Valledupar, has a great variety of soils in different climates, making the city that are marketed and consumed a variety of animal and plant products. In the low and flat grown corn and rice are the staple food and is also local in this area are raised beef cattle and goats to provide meat and milk. These foods are supplemented by products from temperate and cold climates of the highlands of the Andean Perija and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta as bananas, coffee and vegetables. Cuisine traditionally has been based on food crops like corn, in preparing arepas with cheese, clean, clean and ear buns, and pies arepuelas, cassava, which is consumed in stew, cooked in salt or roast together vallenato with type cheese, and beef, goat, pig or fish in rivers. The most common preparations are Valledupar chicken stew

of goat, oxtail, phase, tripe, white rice, with coconut noodles with chicken, beans, vegetables, offal, stews of any beef with tomatoes, onions, garlic, onions, achiote, cumin and pepper zaragoza grains like beans, black head, black beans, red lentils, sweet tuber or vegetable, roasted bananas and temptation (in cane syrup). The dish is a stew, typical vallenatas carousing companion. Other dishes are cakes, chilonga, cassava stew, pudding, corn cakes, friche, stews, monte animals, water, brown sugar, the chirrinchi, among others. Fast foods abound which offers salchipapas, burgers, dogs and chips mainly. Beef quality is relatively easy access within the local population because the area has one of the largest cattle ranches in the country. Also consumed a lot of cheese and whey coastal coast.

In recent years the cuisine has been known to supplement with some international court restaurants, the most popular are the Chinese and Mexican food, but there are also specialized restaurants that offer fish and seafood, Mediterranean, Argentine barbecue, pastas and pizzas, Sushiya one specializing in Japanese food and some fusion type. In some restaurants you can enjoy a moderate

selection of wines from Argentina and Chile in particular.

1.5. Economy

The Bills

Cincuenta mil pesos= 28,13 US Veinte mil pesos =11,25 USD Diez mil pesos = 5,63 USD

Cinco mil pesos= 2,81 USD Dos mil pesos= 1,13 USD Mil pesos= 0,56 USD

Coins

Cien pesos = 0,06 USD Doscientos pesos=0,11 USD Quinientos pesos= 0,28 USD Cincuenta pesos=0,03 USD

Cellphone

TIGOCell to Tigo $220 Tigo to Fix Line $300 Tigo to Other company $300 Tigo offers movil phones from $50.000 to $1.450.000.

COMCEL Comcel to Comcel $216 Comcel to Fix Line $232 Comcel to Other $402 Comcel offers movil phones from $59.000 to $1.300.000

MOVISTAR Movistar to Movistar $190 Movistar to Fix Line $400 Movisitar to other $400 Movistar offers movil phones

THINGS TO DO IN VALLEDUPAR

The square, “Alfonso López Pumarejo”. The traditional and colonial part of the centre. Swmming facilities “Hurtado” at the river Guatapurí. The park “Lineal” and the “Village Vallenato”. Natural swimming facilities “La Mina”. The “Badillo” river. The eco park “Los Besotes” and the reserve “Vida Silvestre”. The eco park “Paraver”, known for it`s protections of the flora and fauna. Visits to all the monuments and parks as: “Los Poporos”, “María Mulata”, ”Los Gallos”, “El Folclor Vallenato”, ”Mi Pedazo de Acordeón”, and “Revolución en Marcha”. The “stage” Compai Chipuco. The festival of the Vallenato Legend. The Vallenato music groups and the Vallenato parties. Fruit trees you´ll find in the city; mango, cañahuate, ceibas, robles, totumos, acacias, mamones, cotoprix, uvitos, cardamomos e innumerables cauchos. The important indigenous population in the area such as Nabusimake. Villages like: La paz, Patillal, manaure cesar, Pueblo Bello, Nabusimake The savannah area of the Cesar department and visits to the mountain area of the “Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta”. The “Coliseo Gallístico”.

1. NABUSIMAKE Nabusimake, "where the sun rises" in Arhuaco, located in the heart of the SierraNevada, along the river which divides the smooth stones of the Cesar Department inMagdalena, two hours from Pueblo Bello, the stage is sacred Arhuaca culture. It is the site for meetings or just for the passageway where the Indians come to rest, to make their Pagamentos, or prepare food offerings and then continue their way through the birthplace of his spirit. In the center of the valley, where the light is infinite and the sun was hidden among thegnarled trees with roots that have no end, the

settlement is sacred. The Urakusa(houses) of adobe walls, wood, stone outer wall and conical roofs of thatch, are builtaround a network of roads, next to each other, forming a village of 50 houses round, square or rectangular a small office, hospital, commissary, a prison surrounded by a wall and almost unbreakable. It is the capital of the Sierra Nevada.

2. CIENAGA DE ZAPATOSA

Cesar department has more than one hundred thousand acres of water, represented in wetland systems derived from large river basin of the Magdalena. Among the most representative is the complex of the Zapata Swamp. Depression is a huge 40,000 hectares located in the departments of Cesar and Magdalena, which stores more than 1,000 million cubic meters of water. This complex consists of muddy water-free surfaces and flats. It has jurisdiction in the following municipalities: Chimichagua, Curumaní, Tamalameque and the Bank, whichderive their livelihood from fishing more craft and a special type of livestock oncommunal natural grasses that grow lush when waters recede. For the department of Cesar represents a permanent source of food and because ofits beautiful landscapes and a potential resource undeveloped destination forecotourism, scientific research, cultural and recreation.

3. PUEBLO BELLO The town of Pueblo Bello was legally created by Ordinance 037 of December 10, 1997 and thereafter 000,239 in Decree of May 6, 1998 was the implementation and recognition of the referendum after the creation of the municipality.

It is located in the northwestern part of the department, bordered on the north, south and east by the municipality of Valledupar and west by the municipality of El Copey and the department of Magdalena. Presents an average temperature ranging between 16 ° c 22 ° c, limited to the front of high mountains belong to the massif of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, which gives special features to be located within the area of forest reserve area of natural park and Indian reserve area. The county seat of Pueblo Bello is privileged to be located between two rivers, and Ariguanicito Ariguaní, site conducive to rest on their summer homes. It is the largest producer of coffee in the Atlantic Coast. Is the only town nestled in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, an area of forest reserves, Indian reservations and nature park. It has major events like the Festival Cafe and Backpack Arhuaca regional sports and the Olympics. It commemorates the feast day on 16 July of each year, which honors the patron saint of this town, the Virgen del Carmen.

4. BALNEARIO HURTADO, RIVER GUATAPURÍ It is located in the race 19, the road that leads to Patillal Valledupar. Visitors are cited and strangers every weekend at the spa Hurtado. The entrance to the spa is free of charge and is five minutes from the city of Valedupar. There is an association of friends of the river Guatapuri, which aims to preserve the river of deterioration. This river originates in the lagoon Curigua in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, 3.500msnm and which empties into the Rio Cesar, on the right bank, near the city of Valledupar. Its length is approximately 70 km and along its course it receives numerous tributaries, including the rivers Donachui, Curiba, mangoes and Mamanqueca. In a rapid decrease of 80 kms, delivers its waters to Valledupar. The network resources of the river Guatapurí is composed of a series of surface currents with a constant flow some, and others dependent on rainfall. The spa Hurtado is considered the most beautiful of Colombia for its crystalli ne waters, which attract locals and visitors to enjoy its tropical environment, her frame outlined rocks bewitching and enchanting landscapes that have contributed to mysterious legends, sources of inspiration the most passionate melodies of folk vallenato.

5. BALNEARIO LA MINA, ON THE RIVER BADILLO The river rises in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Surivaca name serves as a boundary between the municipalities of Vallledupar and San Juan del Cesar, La Guajira and Cesar is a tributary of the River. This resort is located about 40 kilometers on the road to Atanquez from Valledupar. The spa has a natural pool where the river Badillo slow it down its course to allow clear and calm waters pay tribute to the ancient rock carvings dropwise. Its crystal clear waters have been and always will be a heritage of each and every one of the old and modern inhabitants of Valledupar. From the bowels of this water resource has emerged legend and fantasy are woven literary source of inspiration for composers. The spa Mine is a natural wonder that offers the tourist department of Cesar. Go to the spa the mine has no timetable or no cost.

Contacts: Miriam Calderon – Local Comitte President Mail: m.calderon@aiesec.net Nicolas Villegas – VicePresident iGIP Mail: Nicolas.villegas@aiesec.net Anny Arzuaga – VicePresident iGCDP Mail: Anny.arzuaga@aiesec.net Juan Pinto – VicePresident oGCDP Mail: juan.pinto@aiesec.net Juan Marquez - VicePresident oGIP Mail: juan.marquez@aiesec.net Ailin Botello - VicePresident of Marketing Mail: ailin.botello@aiesec.net Kendrys Fragozo – Vicepresident F&M Mail: k.fragozo@aiesec.net Breiner Gonzalez – Vicepresident IM&COMM Mail: breiner1.gonzalez@aiesec.net