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Norte de Santander

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Norte de Santander 

a department in northeastern Colombia. Area, 20,800 sq km. Population, 627,000 (1971). The capital is Cùcuta.

There is oil drilling and refining in the Catatumbo River basin. Sugarcane and coffee are cultivated in the river valleys and near Cúcuta. Wheat, barley, corn, and potatoes are grown in the spurs of the Cordillera Oriental and are processed locally.



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Venezuelan 'aggression' His comments came a day after Colombia accused Venezuelan soldiers of using dynamite to blow up two pedestrian bridges that cross into Colombia's Norte de Santander state.
Great Metalurgic Coal Mine Consesion for sale in Norte de Santander / Colombia.
No obstante, Norte de Santander es uno de los departamentos donde menos se ha estudiado la herpetofauna en Colombia; la presencia de diferentes ecosistemas que van desde los ambientes secos hasta los paramos asi como la ubicacion geografica, hace de este departamento una region interesante para el desarrollo de investigaciones sobre fauna (Rances Caicedo, com.
 
 
 
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