Pueblo Bello | |
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Municipality | |
 Nabusímake,arhuaco's town | |
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| Motto(s): Work, Tenacity and Honesty (Spanish:Trabajo, teson y honradez) | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Pueblo Bello in the Department of Cesar. | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Department | Cesar |
| Foundation | 1590 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfredo Bohorquez (Alas Equipo Colombia)[1] |
| Population (Census 2018[2]) | |
• Total | 22,929 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Website | www.pueblobello-cesar.gov.co |
Pueblo Bello (Pretty Village), is a village and municipality in the northern region of theDepartment of Cesar,Colombia. It is located in the mountains of theSierra Nevada de Santa Marta and is home toAmerindians pertaining to theArhuaco ethnicity, whom consider Pueblo Bello a sanctuary but by the name ofArumake in their language. Pueblo Bello is the main producer ofcoffee in theCaribbean Region of Colombia.
Pueblo Bello is the only municipality that is completely within theSierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains. The municipality borders to the north with theDepartment of Magdalena; to the east and south with the municipality ofValledupar and to the southwest with the municipality ofEl Copey. The municipality of Pueblo Bello is also part a Forest Reserve, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park and the indigenous reserve. The municipality is crossed by two rivers; theAriguaní River and theAriguanicito River.[3]
Pueblo Bello presents an average temperature throughout the year between 16°C and 22°C predominantly characterized by mountain climate.[3]
The region was first inhabited by theArhuaco andChimila Maconganas. Upon the arrival of the Spanish, during theSpanish colonization of the Americas, the first European explorers to arrive were men under the orders of Lope de Orozco and had named itValle de Taironaca (Valley of Taironaca).[4]
The village was founded by Captain Antonio Florez in c. 1590 with the nameDulce Nombre de Jesus but due to constant attacks from the Chimilas the town was moved nearer to Valledupar. The old village was named; Pueblo Viejo (named changed to Pueblo Bello in the 20th Century) and the new town; Nueva Valencia.[4]
Pueblo Bello was a corregimiento of Valledupar until 1997 when it was elevated to municipality by Ordinance 037 of December 10, 1997; later Decree 000239 of May 6, 1998 the Ordinance was recognized and enforced.[3]
Pueblo Bello celebrates theFestival del Café y la Mochila Arhuaca and the "Regional Olympics ". On July 16 of each year the town celebrates theRoman Catholic tradition of the Virgin of El Carmen.[3]
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