It is situated at the north end of San Andrés Island, on the Caribbean Sea. The population is considered to be about 20% Raizals and 80% mainland Colombians. The economy is mainly sustained by tourism and commercial fishing. Once a duty-free port, it still has a relatively vigorous shopping district selling various consumer goods at bargain prices, including Colombian gold and emerald jewellery, leather goods and other distinctively Colombian wares.
San Andrés has become such a byword for bargain shopping in Colombia that many towns and cities have a bargain shopping area known as a San Andresito ("little San Andres").
andrés, andrés, providencia, this, article, about, colombian, town, article, about, whole, island, andrés, island, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced,. This article is about the Colombian town For the article about the whole island see San Andres island This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources San Andres San Andres y Providencia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message San Andres Spanish pronunciation ˌsan anˈdɾes is the capital city of the department of San Andres Providencia and Santa Catalina in Colombia As of 2005 its population was 55 426 1 San AndresCity and municipalityFrom to top Aerial view Typical house Casa Islena Museum Pedestrian Street San Andres beach and San Luis Church Maps of the islands of San Andres and ProvidenciaSan AndresLocation of San Andres in ColombiaCoordinates 12 35 5 N 81 42 2 W 12 58472 N 81 70056 W 12 58472 81 70056Country ColombiaRegionInsularDepartmentSan Andres Providencia y Santa CatalinaArea Total26 km2 10 sq mi Population 2005 Total55 426 1 Languages spokenSan Andres Creole English Spanish Ethnic groups20 Raizals and 80 mainland ColombiansTime zoneUTC 5 Colombia Time COT Contents 1 Overview 2 Twin towns 3 References 4 External linksOverview editIt is situated at the north end of San Andres Island on the Caribbean Sea The population is considered to be about 20 Raizals and 80 mainland Colombians The economy is mainly sustained by tourism and commercial fishing Once a duty free port it still has a relatively vigorous shopping district selling various consumer goods at bargain prices including Colombian gold and emerald jewellery leather goods and other distinctively Colombian wares San Andres has become such a byword for bargain shopping in Colombia that many towns and cities have a bargain shopping area known as a San Andresito little San Andres Twin towns edit nbsp San Clemente California USA References edit a b Census 2005 San Andres PDF in Spanish DANE External links edit nbsp Media related to San Andres at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Colombia portal nbsp This San Andres y Providencia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title San Andres San Andres y Providencia amp oldid 1206677459, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
