education
Monteria is the headquarters of the University of Cordoba , nationally recognized for its power Veterinary Medicine , Nursing, Agricultural Engineering , Industrial Engineering and Engineering Food . It is also home to the University of Sinu Caribbean University Corporation CECAR , Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana , university corporation developing science and the University of Santo Tomas , University of La Guajira, the Andean University Foundation , Fundación Universitaria San Martín , the Cooperative University of Colombia and Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigo , University Corporation for Science and Development ( Uniciencia ) among other universities . It also has numerous technical and technological institutes , a branch of the National Learning Service ( SENA ) and colleges as Educational Institution Antonio Nariño , Vallegrande Gym , La Salle , La Sagrada Familia , Liceo Pupo Jimenez , AMC Automovilstica Learning Center and other institutions educational leaders , recognized for the excellence of its graduates .
The main crops are corn traditional tech corn , cotton , sorghum , upland rice manual machining upland rice , irrigated rice , cassava , plantain and yam .
In territory of the department of Córdoba are deposits of limestone , calcium carbonate , gold , silver , platinum , coal and natural gas, also offers oil possibilities . In turn , began the construction of the Urra dam in Upper Sinu multipurpose : electric power generation , fisheries development and conservation of forests , among others. The mining industry and focuses on the production of ferronickel in Cerromatoso ( town of Montelibano ) .