Bucaramanga
A city situated in the department of santander, Bucaramanga is a vibrant city offering a beautiful place to live with a “Small” city like feeling and while offering large green areas (Also known as the city of parks) has a more relaxed feeling you would not get from it’s counter parts like Bogota.
For me Bucaramanga is the place I would like to live in when in Colombia, yes there are other places , and other places which offer much more. Cartagena for example is where allot of expats go, but due to this it does make the cost of living much more.
Bucaramanga is also famous for it’s shoes, don’t ask me why I have no idea and I have not seen a tremendous amount of shoe shops for it to have this nickname.
As I have mentioned Bucaramanga has a city feeling but also because of it’s size and location it is easy to get a release from the hustle and bustle of city life.
There are plenty of golf courses, small resorts with swimming pools, football and many more activities surrounding the city to help get out an about.
The beautiful city as it is referred to also has an airport which makes life so much easier if you wish to jet of to another fabulous city in Colombia.
I shall expand this article with a more indepth one from someone who live in Bucaramanga.


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I will be movig to Colombia in one month. I’m married to a beautiful Colombian woman, who by the way, has a beautiful heart. We bought a two-story brown brick, five bdrm, three bths. How-ever she owns a property that has been in her family for generations. It’s located about 30 minutes from Bucamarranga, and has become a tourist destination, although it’s been an isolated, small village for generations. It is called Roca de Los Santos. It’s located at the entrance of the village and affords the most direct and beautiful view of a canyon (million dollar view) and we have plans now to establish a bar-restaraunt. Wish us luck!
Hi James, Hows it going. Sorry for the late reply I have been travelling.
Your plan sounds amazing! you will have to let me know where the resturante is so I can come and visit next time I’m over.
Good luck