Pueblo Viejo (Magdalena, Colombia)

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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.
Source: municipal web site.
Dov Gutterman and Felipe Carillo, 4 August 2008

Translated from municipal web site:
"The flag is made of two big masses of water, the Carribean Sea and the marshes, separated by a yellow stripe representing the resources of this land."
Ivan Sache, 12 August 2008

Coat of Arms

image from municipal web site