Valledupar

Worth seeing in and around Valledupar

2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau

   The Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau is a football stadium in Valledupar, Colombia. It has a capacity of 11,000 and is the home stadium of Alianza F.C. It also hosted Valledupar F.C. from 2004 to its folding in 2023.

   2 km · football stadium in Valledupar, Colombia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Central Cemetery of Valledupar

   The Central Cemetery of Valledupar is the oldest cemetery in the Colombian city of Valledupar, capital of the department of Cesar. It was founded in 1806 by order of lieutenant governor Andrés Pinto Cotrín and is located on the current Calle 15 between carreras 9 and 10, in the El Centro neighborhood of the city.

   900 m · cemetery in Valledupar, Colombia · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Plaza Alfonso Lopez. Indian village of Nabucimake (get a shared taxi to Pueblo Bello (COP$20,000) and then another one to Nabusimake (COP$15,000)). Museo del Acordeón, Cra. 17 #9A-18,. 2 tours: 10am and 3pm. Learn all about Valledupar's acclaimed vallenato music. COP$35000. Casa De La Mama De Diomedez Diaz, Carrera 17 (adjacent to Museo del Acordeón). Former home of a vallenato musician (Diomedez Diaz).

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Things to do

Go for a swim in the river, though be aware that it gets packed on weekends and holidays. Festival de la leyenda Vallenata. Competition of vallenato band taking place in the last week of April. Expect a big crowd. Witness interesting traditions and culture of the Arhuaca people here or in their secluded town of Nabusimake. Enjoy traditional and Spanish colonial architecture.

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Where to eat

Try some of the Fritos from the street vendors. Specially carimañolas (fried yuka filled with different types of meat) are delicious. It is typical of the Cesar's State. Corozo juice is also very popular in the city.

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Getting to Valledupar

Airports

La Chinita (MAR), 166 km · Ernesto Cortissoz (BAQ), 173 km · Rafael Nuñez (CTG), 247 km

Stations

Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport, 5.4 km

• Barranquilla → Valledupar

  176 km · quickest by road, 4h 32m · COL$50,350–67,150
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• Cartagena → Valledupar

  245 km · quickest by road, 5h 29m · COL$61,400–81,850
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• Medellín → Valledupar

  534 km · quickest by road, 11h 45m · COL$129,000–172,000
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