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Economy of San Carlos del Zulia


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There are several competing theories about the origin of the state's name. One is that Guaimaral, son of the legendary Cacique Mara, was in pilgrimage near the Pamplona region, and he married the beautiful Indian Zulia, who he love deeply, but unfortunately she was killed in a battle against the conquerors. Sadly Gaimaral returns to his father's domains naming rivers, towns and regions with his beloved name. Although there is little historical proof, this is the most accepted theory.

Alternatively, it had been said that the state was named after the Zulia river, which in Colombia is known as Batatas and leads into the Catatumbo River. Another history says that both names, river and state, came from the princess Zulia, daughter of a famous Cacique Cinera a Tribal Chief. He was an important leader of a tribal federation located in what is now Republic of Colombia's Norte de Santander Department, and the princess Zulia was well known due to her physical and moral qualities, formidable temper, and bravery
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