Barrancabermeja, Colombia

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Sweltering in the heat and humidity alongside the Magdalena River in the department of Santander, Barrancabermeja is Colombia's refinery city. While not a tourist destination it makes for an interesting side route to the coast from Bucaramanga and when they have the road finished will be a pivotal high speed connection to Medellin.

Average temperature: 30 degrees Celcius. | Editing history.

Places to stay:

San Cristobal (1 comments) Calle 50 No 12-36 Private rooms available.
Less expensive than most and right in the thick of things in downtown Barrancabermeja, staying at the San Cristobal will save you some cash and present you with a clean room. Since most hotels in Barrancabermeja cater to engineers flown into the city on contract jobs and then at the other end of the scale there are those that rent by the hour...the San Cristobal provides a happy medium at around 20,000 per night. Be sure to negotiate. Of course a room with a fan will be cheaper than that with air con.

Travelguides:

River Travel from Barrancabermeja: Tired of long bus rides? With the proximity of the Magdalena River, it is possible to make the journey north towards the coast by river.

 

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Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 6, 2008, 11:25: I was here in 1999 after taking a train from Medellin. (The train doesn't run anymore.) Poor but snappy 0 funny, 0 helpful.

Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 6, 2008, 11:30: This is the post I made back then about that trainride: http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/post/the-last-train/ As for places to say, I recommended residencia ferrovaria, next to the railway station. "3$ a night, nice and clean." I'm not sure if it still exists. Poor but snappy 0 funny, 0 helpful.

emp99 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 6, 2008, 15:44: I think that place still exists, it is run by a transvestite. There is no train (or so I believe) all the way to Medellin but you an get on a dinky small train as far as Puerto Berrio. 0 funny, 0 helpful.

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