BUCARAMANGA

Bucaramanga is the capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and has the ninth largest population in the country, with 521,857 people. Bucaramanga has over 160 parks scattered throughout the city and has been given the nickname "La Ciudad de Los Parques" ("The City of Parks") and "La Ciudad Bonita de Colombia" ("Colombia's Beautiful City").

Bucaramanga has grown rapidly since the 1960s, mostly into neighboring locations within the metropolitan area. Floridablanca, Girón and Piedecuesta are inextricably linked geographically and commercially with Bucaramanga, and now all form together the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area in Colombia with 1,141,671 inhabitants.

Santander has started to have a leading role in the national horizon, which is lead by Bogota, and Medellin. Both the Foscal clinic and the Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia are working on the hospital free trade zone in Bucaramanga, which promises to strengthen the region as a health destination.

The service offering foreigners find in Colombia is diverse, although those with the highest demand are cardiology, cancer treatment, ophthalmology, orthopedics, dentistry, comprehensive medical examinations and plastic surgery.

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