Pueblo Viejo (Magdalena, Colombia)

Last modified: 2008-08-09 by dov gutterman
Keywords: magdalena | pueblo viejo |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors

image by Dov Gutterman, 4 August 2008

• Overview
• Coat of Arms

See also:

• Colombia
• Magdalens Department

Overview

Pueblo Viejo is a municipality in Magdalena department. It was founded in 1526 by friar Tomas Ortíz. It became a municipality on 3 May 3 1929. The town lies on a natural thin division between the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta marshes and the Caribbean sea.
The flag of Pueblo Viejo is blue with diagonal (upper hoist to lower fly) yellow stripe.
Information in Spanish: "La bandera se encuentra constituida por los dos grandes cuerpos de agua: mar caribe y cienaga, dividido por una franja amarilla que significa la riqueza de esta tierra."
Source: municipal web site.
Dov Gutterman and Felipe Carillo, 4 August 2008

Coat of Arms

image from municipal web site