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Santa María is a municipality in the Colombian Department of
Boyacá, part of the the subregion of the Neira Province. It was
elevated to municipal status on 1 December 1961.
The flag of Santa María is horizontally divided green-white-blue
with a diagonal (bottom hoist to top fly) yellow "light
beam".
Source: municipal
web site
Dov Gutterman, 18 September 2008
Translated from municipal
web site
"Designed by Elmer Ayonel Urrego, born in Santa María, the
flag is made of three equal stripes showing the balance between
the three elements represented by the three colours green, white
and blue:
- Green, the colour of the mountains and shades of the landscape
that surround us, represents the vegetal resources used for
agriculture, as wel as the exuberant flora and fauna harboured by
our tropical wet forests;
- Blue, symbolizing the colour of the sky and the clearness of
the municipal waters, represents the water resources, responsible
of 10% of the national energy supply, also a great potential for
tourism;
- Yellow, as a light beam representing the potential for
electricity that made of Santa María the 'Hydroelectricity
Center of Colombia'."
Quoting the AES website:
"The Chivor Hydroelectric Plant is a company dedicated to
power generation in Colombia. Our company has a dependable
capacity of about 1000 MV and it is located in the jurisdiction
of Boyacá State, in the Valle de Tenza region, 160 kilometers
away from the country’s capital city Bogotá.
Our commitment is to transform, through the implementation of the
most advanced technology, the natural water resources of our
region into power energy for the development of our country and
our own organization. We occupy the fourth place in power
generation in the country, supplying 8% of the nation’s
demand.
The Chivor Project was born as the greatest engineering project
in the country, and today, 30 years later, we are still leaders
in the implementation of the most advanced technological
platforms in the entire region. Our personnel is not only highly
qualified but also has been certified in each area of specialty.
AES Chivor is a subsidiary in Colombia of AES Corporation
(Applied Energy Services), a world leader in electric generation.
Founded in 1981 its mission is to provide safe, clean and
reliable electric power at a reasonable price with environmental
and social responsibility." "For hydroelectric purposes
the Batá river is diverted to La Esmeralda Dam, the dam has a
storage capacity of 617.73 mm3. The regulated streams of the
Batá river are diverted through two parallel tunnels to the
hollow of the Lengupá river, where the power house is
located."
Ivan Sache, 29 September 2008
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image from municipal
web site