Encino is a town and municipality in the

Santander Department Santander () is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, borders the Magdalena River to the east, Bo ...

in northeastern

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Climate

Encino has a

subtropical highland climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring c ...

(

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''Cfb'') with cool to pleasant mornings, warm to very warm afternoons, and very heavy rainfall year round.

Born in Encino

Félix Cárdenas Félix Rafael Cárdenas Ravalo (born November 24, 1973, in Encino, Santander) is a Colombian former road bicycle racer, who competed both as an amateur and as a professional between 1995 and 2014. He previously rode for UCI Professional Contine ...

, professional cyclist

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Municipalities of Santander Department {{Santander-geo-stub