Juana Naranja

In the north of Santander, in the municipality of Salazar de las Palmas, among all the citizens and through the passing of generations, the legend of Juana Naranja is known. There are two versions of this legend that try to explain the origin of the name of this emblematic place in this municipality.

The first version says that a woman named Juana de Ortices fell in love with a land where the Ortices Lagoon is located today; Juana received an inheritance, which consisted of some golden oranges, tobacco, and aguardiente; so she decided to speak with the owner of this land, but he did not agree to sell it. However, she would do anything to keep the land, so she got the owner drunk, gave him a golden orange in exchange, and thus she kept the land, where she dug a hole to fill it with water to give to the animals around, which over time became the great lagoon it is today.

And the second version says that between the years 1914 and 1915, Mother Nature offered a gift to the people of Salazar, a quite large well; it measures 80 meters long, 8 meters wide, and its depth is said to be between 3 and 4 meters; it is said that a woman named Juana used to wash her clothes at the foot of this well; one day she noticed that a golden orange was floating in the water, with very bright glimmers; Juana, fascinated by it, was drawn to it and decided to dive into the water to retrieve the orange, but she never came out again; it is said that to this day she remains there. The people who witnessed this event decided to name the crystal-clear well Juana Naranja.

The Juana Naranja well is surrounded by beautiful landscapes and to this day it is one of the most touristic places in that municipality.

VER MÁS LEYENDAS

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