Barichara

Barichara

Barichara

Municipality and town in Santander Department, Colombia

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

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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.[4]

The town's unique, colorful architecture was an inspiration for the settings in the hit 2021 Disney animated feature Encanto.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Nuestro municipio". www.barichara-santander.gov.co. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Municipalities of Colombia". Statoids. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
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    "Censo general 2005 (Perfil: Barichara, Santander)" (PDF). DANE. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
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    "GUÍA: Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio de Colombia" (PDF). Fondo Nacional de Turismo de la República de Colombia - FONTUR. Dec 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-03. Retrieved 29 Mar 2021.
  5. [5]
    "A Location Guide to Disney's Colombian Movie Encanto". Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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