Parque lineal Río Fonce: Intervención en bordes naturales que rompen la continuidad espacial y funcional del municipio de San Gil

Abstract

San Gil is a municipality belonging to the department of Santander, its privileged location gives it a central role at the regional level, having accessibility on all sides, also it has great prominence in the heritage aspect as its historic center is part of one of the 42 declared by UNESCO as a world heritage Colombia. The main water source of the town is the Fonce River, which originates in the mouth of the Riachuelo River and empties into the Rio Suarez; This river is the main longitudinal axis of the municipality but does not fulfill the function of connecting the same. The municipality of San Gil is identified as a tourist landmark as it boasts a great environmental, landscape and heritage diversity, the municipality is in developing, in 2004 was declared as Tourism Capital of the Department. In the water round the river they are built 354 houses, which are in areas at high risk of flooding and landslides, therefore an intervention on the round of Rio Fonce that allows a transverse and longitudinal integration of the urban area is proposed and the implementation of a linear park that generates social, tourism and capital strengthening in the municipality, with this, which essentially projects is that from the river integration of the municipality using its permeability and crosscutting be forged, giving greater relevance the Historic Center, renewal areas and the hotel area, places proposed in the edges of the Linear Park.