Santa Cruz de Lorica is a town and municipality located in the

Córdoba Department Córdoba most commonly refers to: * Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain * Córdoba, Argentina, 2nd largest city in the country and capital of Córdoba Province Córdoba or Cordoba may ...

, northern

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

. Lorica was named a '' Pueblo Patrimonio'' (heritage town) of Colombia in 2010. It is the only municipality near the

Caribbean coast Tung Chung, meaning " eastern stream", is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns, it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay, and along the delta and lower courses of T ...

that was selected to be part of the ''Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio'' original cohort.

References

Gobernacion de Cordoba - Santa Cruz de Lorica

Santa Cruz de Lorica official website
Municipalities of Córdoba Department {{Córdoba-Colombia-geo-stub