Finca de tabaco
Tabaco farm
The place
Finca de tabaco ("Tobacco farm") in the Santander department, San Gil/Barichara sector (Central Andes, Chicamocha Canyon, Colombia), at 1508 m altitude, eastern cordillera slope. Continuous Colombia Santander cluster (batches 260-389). COUNTRY ANOMALY: Colombia added at batch ~285. Historic tobacco farm (400 years of Nicotiana tabacum cultivation history in the Central Andes of Colombia + San Gil, "rural capital of Santander," 45,000 residents + Chicamocha Canyon, 227 km, 2 km deep, the iconic Cañón del Chicamocha + Barichara, UNESCO 2019, colonial limestone-paved heritage + heritage of the Guanes/Muisca peoples (pre-Columbian people, 300,000, Guane/Muysccubun language + El Dorado, Guatavita, iconic Muisca ritual chief + Simón Bolívar 1783-1830, Libertador of 6 South American countries + heritage of La Violencia 1948-1958, 200,000 dead, Liberals vs Conservatives, Bogotazo April 9, 1948, assassination of Gaitán + FARC 1964-2016, 52 years of guerrilla warfare, peace accord in Havana, Juan Manuel Santos, Nobel Prize 2016).
The setting
Santander, San Gil/Barichara, Central Andes, Chicamocha Canyon, Colombia, 1508 m, eastern cordillera slope, continuous cluster batches 260-389, 400-year tobacco farm, Nicotiana tabacum, Central Andes CO + San Gil "rural capital of Santander" 45,000 + Chicamocha 227 km 2 km deep, iconic + Barichara UNESCO 2019 colonial paved stone, Guanes/Muisca pre-Columbian 300,000 Guane/Muysccubun + El Dorado Guatavita + Bolívar 1783-1830 Libertador of 6 countries + La Violencia 1948-1958 200,000 dead Liberals/Conservatives Bogotazo April 9 1948 Gaitán + FARC 1964-2016 52 years guerrilla Havana Santos Nobel 2016.
