Beef bone soup – Price: 10,400 COP
Tripe stew (mondongo) – Price: 13,000 COP
Lamb – Price: 35,000 COP
Fish in widow sauce – Price: 35,000 COP
Flank steak (sobrebarriga) – Price: 25,000 COP
Liver with onions – Price: 25,000 COP
Grilled chicken breast – Price: 25,000 COP
Grilled pork – Price: 25,000 COP
Orange chicken – Price: 30,000 COP
Smoked duck – Price: 40,000 COP
Smoked pork knuckle – Price: 25,000 COP
Panela cane drink – Price: 2,000 COP
Comfortable air-conditioned rooms in the town center, one block from the Uré River beach.
1 night, one person: 70,000 COP
1 night, two people: 80,000 COP
1 night, two beds: 100,000 COP
Enjoy a horseback ride along the 1 km tourist trail, then return to the starting point by rafting down the Uré River in comfortable traditional or inflatable rafts (your choice).
Package: 50,000 COP
Horseback ride only: 30,000 COP
Rafting only: 30,000 COP
Optional: Ancestral Music
End the tour with ancestral Urésana music. Experience performances with ancestral masters singing to the beat of the tuna drum and African-rooted verses. Remember that San José de Uré is a palenque (maroon settlement) that has preserved strong African traditions since pre-colonial times.
Performance by ancestral masters: 200,000 COP per hour
Reservations & Payment
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Pay via transfer to Bancolombia savings account: [details omitted]
San José de Uré dates back to the 16th century. When the Spanish arrived, they halted indigenous development and imposed a new political, economic, social, religious, and cultural system. Gold and copper mining began, with Uré becoming a settlement of enslaved Africans. After abolition in the 19th century, many remained, working in gold panning, farming, fishing, and extracting ivory palm and rubber.
Some versions suggest Uré was an early palenque (escaped slave settlement) formed after a slave uprising in 1595.
By law in 1857, Uré became part of Bolívar state, later Magangué, then Chinú. In 1954, it became part of Montelíbano municipality. In 2007, it gained legal status as an independent public entity.
a. Church – Built by the community, remodeled later.
b. Santuario Madre Laura
c. Puerto de la Virgen
d. Puerto Uribe or Puerto Chano – A women’s gathering place for washing clothes, sharing stories, remedies, music, and secrets.
e. Poso de Cacique – A legendary site where a mermaid was said to appear, reflecting African spiritual traditions.
a. Dance of the Devils – A joyful Yoruba-rooted tradition representing Orisha Olosí. Men dressed in red, some cross-dressed as “güeva,” danced for four days, symbolizing justice and exposing community secrets.
b. Tuna – An Afrodescendant baile cantao (sung dance) of resistance, performed with drums, chants, and body percussion. Includes variations: berroche (slow, for funerals) and chandé (fast, for celebrations).
c. Yeyo Dance – Now extinct; performers painted blue and wore frogs as necklaces, accompanied by chandé rhythm.
Uré River
Several streams (Quebradas): San Pedrito, Viernes Santos, San Antonio (upper/lower), La Danta, Batatal, La Barrigona, Raizal, La Múcura, La Cristalina, Santa Fe, La Dorada, Viera, La Icotea, Can.
Also: hotels, gastro-bars, commerce.
Gold Panning (Barequeo) – Traditional African-origin technique of separating gold from soil and sand by hand, without machinery.
San José de Uré has diverse forests with species such as: bonga, oak, caracolí, almond, cedar, ceiba, mahogany, guayacán, etc.
Rich ecosystems with:
Reptiles: needle caiman, river turtle, mountain turtle, babilla.
Birds: green macaw, yellow parrot, slate eagle, black-billed flycatcher, etc.
Mammals: armadillo, fox, deer, sloth, jaguar, puma, ocelot, monkeys, tapir, otter, capuchin, and many more.
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