Barichara

Barichara is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Barichara
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Street in Barichara 02.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Street in Barichara
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Barichara (Santander).svg
Settlement.image_seal: ESCUDO barichara.jpg
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Santander - Barichara.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the municipality and town of Barichara in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type

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Legend: The Miracle of the Stone
Tourism
References
External links

Barichara is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

In 2010, in recognition of its history, architecture, and touristic potential, Barichara was declared a Colombian Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town). It is amongst only 11 municipalities nationwide that were selected to be part of the Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio original cohort.