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The town is a major service center and owns the most develop-able land of a metropolitan city. Piedecuesta also contains multiple rivers within its boundaries, such as the Gold River, the Manco River, and the Hato River. Recent developments include: Ruitoque
Plateau, which offers golf courses and
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Liberty Park lies in the center of the town and is surrounded by several buildings, including the San
Francisco Javier church (which was built with red stone from the Cantera's Hill) and the Perpetuo Socorro church (the first church of the town). The presence of two large churches in a town of this
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Piedecuesta is an important agricultural area; some products are
Castilla blackberries (major national producer), tobacco (a traditional product since the Spanish Colonial Era), Tahitian lime (one of the largest national producers), and sugar cane (the town remains a major panela producer).
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Piedecuesta is situated in the Rio de Oro valley. One of its most notable landmarks is the
Cantera's Hill, on top of which sits a large statue of the Virgin Mary (known locally as Cantera's virgin). Other landmarks include Guatiguara's valley, the Saints' Plateau, part of
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Holy Week: As most citizens of
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Piedecuesta has seen recent surges with the expansion of large companies into the area. These companies include ICP(Colombian Institute of Petroleum) and UIS Guatiguará (a high-level research center of the
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The Saints' Plateau landscape includes several waterfalls and views of
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743:San Joaquín
693:Piedecuesta
603:Jesus María
432:Bucaramanga
324:28 December
220:Piedecuesta
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818:Villanueva
758:San Miguel
733:San Benito
728:San Andrés
658:Molagavita
638:Macaravita
633:Los Santos
613:La Belleza
493:Concepción
448:Capitanejo
443:California
320:. Statoids
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151:Population
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618:Landázuri
578:Guadalupe
533:El Playón
518:El Carmen
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251:Geography
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498:Confines
241:Colombia
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285:Tourism
264:Economy
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163:182,959
88:Country
849:7°05′N
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