Pueblo Bello

History

The region was first inhabited by the Arhuaco and Chimila Maconganas. Upon the arrival of the Spanish, during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, the first European explorers to arrive were men under the orders of Lope de Orozco and had named it Valle de Taironaca (Valley of Taironaca). The village was founded by Captain Antonio Florez in c. 1590 with the name Dulce Nombre de Jesus but due to constant attacks from the Chimilas the town was moved nearer to Valledupar. The old village was named; Pueblo Viejo (named changed to Pueblo Bello in the 20th Century) and the new town; Nueva Valencia. Pueblo Bello was a corregimiento of Valledupar until 1997 when it was elevated to municipality by Ordinance 037 of December 10, 1997; later Decree 000239 of May 6, 1998 the Ordinance was recognized and enforced.

Geography

Pueblo Bello is the only municipality that is completely within the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains. The municipality borders to the north with the Department of Magdalena; to the east and south with the municipality of Valledupar and to the southwest with the municipality of El Copey. The municipality of Pueblo Bello is also part a Forest Reserve, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park and the indigenous reserve. The municipality is crossed by two rivers; the Ariguaní River and the Ariguanicito River. Pueblo Bello presents an average temperature throughout the year between 16 °C and 22 °C predominantly characterized by mountain climate.

Most-observed species

• Nannotrigona gaboi Jaramillo, Ospina-Torres & Gonzalez, 2019

  Nannotrigona gaboi Jaramillo, Ospina-Torres & Gonzalez, 2019 · Insecta
  160
• Crested Oropendola

  Psarocolius decumanus (Pallas, 1769) · Aves
  121
• Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant

  Atalotriccus pilaris (Cabanis, 1847) · Aves
  93
• Black-chested Jay

  Cyanocorax affinis Pelzeln, 1856 · Aves
  91
• Tropical Kingbird

  Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
  90
• Blue-gray Tanager

  Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  87
• Bicolored Wren

  Campylorhynchus griseus (Swainson, 1838) · Aves
  84
• Scrub Greenlet

  Hylophilus flavipes Lafresnaye, 1845 · Aves
  79

Most recent

• M 4.2 — 2025-02-20
  15 km NNE of Nueva Granada, Colombia
• M 4.1 — 2022-12-26
  27 km ENE of Ciénaga, Colombia
• M 4.3 — 2022-11-27
  20 km SE of Santa Marta, Colombia
• M 4.7 — 2022-02-06
  13 km NNE of Valledupar, Colombia
• M 4.6 — 2019-07-13
  13 km ENE of Agustín Codazzi, Colombia
• M 4.8 — 2017-10-26
  37 km WNW of Agustín Codazzi, Colombia