Park of the Greater Colombia
The El Parque de la Gran Colombia is a historical and tourist complex located in the locality of Villa [del Rosario, Norte de Santander|Villa del Rosario]. It is in the 6th km of International Highway to Venezuela. The park houses:
- The House of Santander, where the hero of the independence Francisco de [Paula Santander] lived his first 13 years;
- The historic [church of Cúcuta], where the Congress of Cúcuta was established and where the Colombian Constitution of 1821 was written;
- The House of the Bagatela, which served as base for the Executive Power in 1821;
- The tamarind tree under which the editors of the constitution of the New Granada and patriots from Venezuela rested after the meetings.