CÃ cuta is located on a plateau in the Cordillera Oriental of the Colombian Andes . The official metropolitan area includes the municipalities of : Villa del Rosario , Los Patios , El Zulia , and Puerto Santander . The Metropolitan Area of CÃ cuta is formed by CÃ cuta ( as the main city ) , Villa del Rosario , Los Patios , San Cayetano , El Zulia and Puerto Santander .