Gramalote  Gramalote is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of North Santander. Currently, the complete destruction of the town is considered imminent due to massive mudslides brought about by unprecedented flooding that most of Colombia has undergone. Its average temperature is 23 °C and its height of 1040 meters above sea level. Prior to the 2010 Colombian floods it had a population of 7853 inhabitants. It was founded twice, the second time in 1857 to less than one kilometer from the first 1883. The municipality based its economy on the commercial exchange of agricultural producers, coffee, sugar cane, bananas, citrus, fruit and agricultural resources. As for the transition is important crops cultivation of beans. The exploitation of pastures livestock owners took over 50% of the municipal territory. The honey and other apiculture products are other sources of the population. The main formal employer was the State, through the various institutions that provided services in the municipality: Municipal Government, Judiciary, Police and Health sector, financial institutions and the educational sector which generated a total of approximately 230 jobs. The income of the municipality's economy were distributed as follows: Coffee 50.54%, 32.49% Livestock, Panela 7.22%, 4.33% Bean, Banana 2.17%, 1.08% Citrus, Other fruit and vegetable 2.17%  La devoutness marks the character of the festivals of this county as in most of the Colombian people. The events of Holy Week, from the Friday of Sorrows, Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday. Date: according to the Catholic calendar. It consists of Santa Misa (Holy Mass), processions, Cross and representations. The brotherhood of Nazarene walks the streets where they spent the different steps and then loaded walk carefully arranged in the different steps that recall the life, passion, death and resurrection of NS Jesus Christ. These acts have the participation of the majority of the population, both urban and rural areas of the hull. To celebrate another year of the founding Gramalote, was established by decree the feast of the Virgin of Mongui as a patron and protector of the gramaloteros. King Charles V of Spain and Emperor of Germany, after a long reign withdrew to the Monastery of Yuste after his abdication in 1555 to prepare for his death. Was engaged to paint images of the Virgin Mary and Solicitor dressed in various costumes depending on various Spanish regions, and send these canvases to the churches of the New World to spread devotion to the Mother of God.