San Carlos, Antioquia
Encyclopedia
San Carlos is a town and municipality
in the Colombia
n department
of Antioquia
, part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia
. Is called, the hydro-electrical capital of Colombia, because it has many dams and it produces lots of energy.
San Carlos 3 hours away from the departmental capital, Medellín
: the two are linked by an excellent road.
San Carlos has one of the most beautiful woods in Colombia, and has many species of plants and animals. It also has many rivers and waterfalls.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n department
Departments of Colombia
Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
of Antioquia
Antioquia Department
Antioquia is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the Andes mountain range...
, part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia
Eastern Antioquia
Eastern Antioquia is subregion of the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region is conformed by 23 municipalities.-Geography:...
. Is called, the hydro-electrical capital of Colombia, because it has many dams and it produces lots of energy.
History
The site of the town was discovered by Captain Francisco Nuñez Pedroso: the town was founded the 14th of August, 1786.San Carlos 3 hours away from the departmental capital, Medellín
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
: the two are linked by an excellent road.
Geography
The municipal area is 702 km². It has 3 corregimientos, El Jordán, Puerto Garzas, and Samaná del Norte.San Carlos has one of the most beautiful woods in Colombia, and has many species of plants and animals. It also has many rivers and waterfalls.
Sites of interest
- DamsDAMSDriot-Arnoux Motorsport is a racing team from France, involved in many areas of motorsports. DAMS was founded in 1988 by Jean-Paul Driot and former Formula One driver René Arnoux. It is headquartered near Le Mans, only 2 km from the Bugatti Circuit.- History :The year after its foundation,...
such as the Punchiná DamPunchiná DamThe Punchiná Dam is an embankment dam on the Guatapé River east of San Carlos in Antioquia Department, Colombia. The dam creates Punchiná Reservoir which is part of the 1,240 MW San Carlos Hydroelectric Power Plant. The power plant was completed in two 620 MW stages, the first was completed in...
amongst others.
- Waterfalls more than 9, there's an ecological path about 20 minutes away from the central park with two beautiful Waterfalls, and the river who passes next to them makes natural pools.
- Landscapes according to many people, has the most beautiful and exotic landscapes in Antioquia
- FishingFishingFishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....