About: San Estanislao, Bolívar

San Estanislao de Kostka is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. San Estanislao is also informally known as Arenal by the locals, Arenal is Spanish for "sand", which earned its nickname in result that the town accumulates high amounts of sand during rain and wind. A mission was established on the present site in 1650. Access to the town can be challenging as the roads that access the town are unpaved and often water-logged after long periods of rain. Inhabitants of San Estanislao generally support themselves through family farms yielding a variety of produce and meat products from the cattle as well as poultry and pork and some of the best dairy products and a local cheese called "queso costeno" when translated means cheese of the coast all of which