Eastern Andino

Eastern Andino is a sub-region of the Andino region of Colombia. It is composed of three departments:

• Cesar
• Norte de Santander
• Santander

Cesar:

• 🌍 Valledupar – the greenest city in Colombia, the birthplace of Vallenato music

Norte de Santander:

• 🌍 Cúcuta – a major commercial hub
• 🌍 Pamplona – a college town with many museums and bars and a cool climate

Santander:

• 🌍 Bucaramanga – a major commercial hub surrounded by beautiful landscapes and ancient towns with a lot of history
• 🌍 Barichara – one of the best preserved and most beautiful colonial villages in Colombia
• 🌍 Girón – famous for its colonial downtown
• 🌍 San Gil – Colombia's adventure sport capital

Palonegro Airport (BGA ^IATA), Camilo Daza airport (CUC ^IATA).

• Ride one of the longest cable-car systems in the world and enjoy the magnificent view of the Chicamocha river canyon. Depart from either La Mesa de los Santos or Panachi.
• Bucaramanga has the best shows and nightlife
• Do rafting At San Gil one of the faster rivers from the Colombian Eastern

• Rafting

• Artcraft
• Chocolate
• Ruana
• Shoes
• Leather accessories
• Clothes

• Yuca
• Hormigas Culonas (literally "big ass ants" roasted with salt, tastes kind of like popcorn)
• Arepa Santandereana (a thick corn arepa mixed with salt and pork)
• Carne Oreada (traditional thin steak)
• Carne Seca (a dry pulled steak)
• Cabro (goat)
• Mute (soup of pork, corn and vegetables)
• Changua (milk soup with egg)
• Fritanga (fried food snacks)
• Chorizos del Valle de San José (specialty spicy sausage)
• Arroz de Peñaflor (specialty rice)

• Chicha
• Chicha de maiz
• Chicha de corozo
• Masato
• Goat milk
• Guarapo
• Aguardiente
• Panela's limonade