Capitol of the Department of South Santander, founded on December 22, 1622, for the captain Andrés Paez de Sotomayor and the priest Miguel Trujillo. It has an average temperature of 23 °C all the year and a population of about 510.000 inhabitants. It is known with sonorous and distinguished nominations like "Nice City", "The more cordial city of Colombia", "City of the Parks" and, more recently like "The City of the Happiness". It is strategically located forming a transportation axis where converge the routes that join it with Santafé de Bogotá (422 Km), Cúcuta (191 km), Medellín (478 Km) and the Atlantic Coast (534 Km). Among the attractive touristic activities of the city, there are alternatives like Ecological Treks, Eco-tourism, Cycling to mountains, and Parapente (For more information, enter in contact with the Secretariat of Culture and Tourism of Santander, phones 57-76-430947, 57-76-433139 and 57-76430988).