BETHANY AND HIS AGRICULTURE IN ENGLISH
Bethany was founded in 1938, is a village near the town of Santander playón; is located at 985 meters above sea level, the minimum temperature is 16 ° C and maximum of 25ºc. temperate climate.
the first inhabitants of this region were responsible for planting cassava, maize, banana and sisal; managed to get the products were transported by mule to 4 hours away where they could make such exchange for other products that might be needed in the region.
early
settlers who inhabited the village or who first built in the village
also planted sugar cane, which are easier to obtain brown sugar for
their own consumption.
the first inhabitants of this region were responsible for planting cassava, maize, banana and sisal; managed to get the products were transported by mule to 4 hours away where they could make such exchange for other products that might be needed in the region.
early
settlers who inhabited the village or who first built in the village
also planted sugar cane, which are easier to obtain brown sugar for
their own consumption.
Bethany
is a region rich in water sources, mountains and knows that years ago
there was a lot of wood in which are: cedars and pines; which were lying by the inhabitants of the region to market it and get some money from the sale of trees. wood gradually ceased to be a factor of income for the inhabitants of the village. time residents of Bethany led the seed region of the typical coffee, which after realizing it was a viable culture to sell the harvest gathered in Rio Negro.Starting in 1970 they made the roads in the village and greatly improved the situation for the population. right
now Bethany has a large working population and that with advice from
the National Federation of Coffee is one of the most prosperous
districts of the Municipality of El Playon, which according to
statistics from the Federation Coffee planted there in the elective year
(2014) 550,000 coffee trees Castile and variety Colombia, in which the
previous year (2013) he came to the top of 1,500 loads of coffee sold
federation type, leaving a lot of plants that are not yet in production
stage, which expected to begin producing this year at harvest time.
They
are 5 tons of banana quality which about are cut during the year in the
region, not to mention the other crops in the district generates income
for its farmers, such as citrus, specifically Bethany grown orange,
lemon and tangerine in large quantity and good quality.
In the last year the farmers have decided to try new crops and there are about 2,000 plants planted pitaya.
In
the village of Bethany is possible to find certified farms, whose
products are sold to chain stores like Carrefour and Success. cassava, maize, sugar cane and beans are also grown but sparingly, only for consumption in the region. In Bethany is also possible to find cattle, which supplies milk and cheese to the district.
It is important to emphasize that 13 kilometers in Bethany is the El Pino; Located at 1,800 meters above sea level, with a minimum temperature of 10 ° C and maximum 20 ° C: cold weather. These lands are a great pantry products such as mulberry, tree tomato, cured, pineapple, celery and beans. These products are marketed weekly Abastos Center in Bucaramanga. This land is minutes cattle and may find a lot of cattle, horses and goats which can be sold cheese, cottage cheese and milk, while the animals are taken to the Playon for sacrifice.
These lands are highly productive and not others say it is pleasantly satisfying walk through the fields and crops as beautiful to behold, perceive equally rich fragrance of flowers sprouting or forget the smells that each fruit produces.
