Villa del Rosario, Colombia
Park of the Greater Colombia
The El Parque de la Gran Colombia is a historical and tourist complex located in the locality of Villa del Rosario. It is in the 6th km of International Highway to Venezuela. The park houses: The House of Santander, where the hero of the independence Francisco de Paula Santander lived his first 13 years; The historic church of Cúcuta, where the Congress of Cúcuta was established and where the Colombian Constitution of 1821 was written; The House of the Bagatela, which served as base for the Executive Power in 1821; The tamarind tree under which the editors of the constitution of the New Granada and patriots from Venezuela rested after the meetings.
- City
- Villa del Rosario
- Country
- Colombia
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
Background: Wikipedia