municipality of Barichara

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The municipality of Barichara is a picturesque colonial town in the Santander Department of Colombia, renowned for its well-preserved architecture, cobblestone streets, and status as one of the country’s most beautiful heritage destinations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial architecture
capitalOf Barichara Municipality
continent South America
country Colombia
demographicsType small-town population
departmentCapital Bucaramanga (as departmental capital of Santander)
linked to: Bucaramanga
drainageBasin Magdalena River basin
economySector agriculture
tourism
governingBody Municipal Council of Barichara
hasBuildingMaterial yellow sandstone
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasCoatOfArms Coat of arms of Barichara
hasFlag Flag of Barichara
hasMunicipalCategory municipality of Colombia
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
hasPostalCodeSystem Colombian postal code system
hasReligiousBuilding Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Barichara
hasStreetType cobblestone streets
hasUrbanFeature central main square
colonial churches
viewpoints over canyons
heritageDesignationBy Government of Colombia
heritageStatus National Monument of Colombia
isConsidered one of the most beautiful towns in Colombia
isPopularWith domestic tourists
international tourists
knownFor cobblestone streets
cultural heritage tourism
picturesque landscapes
well-preserved colonial architecture
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Santander Department
locatedInCountry Colombia
locatedInRegion Andean Region of Colombia
nearbyCity San Gil
nearbyNaturalFeature Chicamocha Canyon
partOf Province of Guanentá
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
subdivisionType municipality
timeZone Colombia Standard Time
linked to: America/Bogota
tourismType heritage tourism destination
rural tourism destination
transportConnection road connection to San Gil
urbanPlanning grid plan typical of colonial towns
usesCurrency Colombian peso
utcOffset −05:00
walkingTrail Camino Real to Guane

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historic center of Barichara partOf municipality of Barichara
Barichara governingBody Municipal Council of Barichara
subject linked to: municipality of Barichara
linked to: municipality of Barichara