Bucaramanga is the capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia.
Bucaramanga has the fifth largest economy in Colombia, and has the sixth
largest population in the country, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan
area. Bucaramanga has over 160 parks scattered throughout the city and has been
given the nickname "La Ciudad de Los Parques" ("The City of
Parks") and "La Ciudad Bonita de Colombia" ("Colombia's
Beautiful City").
Bucaramanga has grown rapidly since the 1960s, mostly into neighboring
locations within the metropolitan area. Floridablanca, GirĂ³n and Piedecuesta
are inextricably linked