Rionegro is a city and municipality in Antioquia Department,
Colombia, located in the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. The official name of
the City is "Ciudad Santiago de Arma de Rionegro" but is named after
the Negro River which is the most prominent geographical feature of the
municipality. Rionegro is also sometimes called the Cuna de la democracia (Cradle of democracy) as it was one of the
most important cities during the era of the Colombia's struggle for
independence and the 1863 constitution was written in the city
