BUENAVENTURA

Foundation: July 14th of 1.539 by Juan de Ladrilleros.
Tourist places: Hotel Estacion, beaches: Ladrilleros, La Bocana, Piangua, Pianguita, Mawipi; Waterfall La Sierpe and whales view on the Pacific Ocean in Buenaventura’s bay, San cipriano Tourist place.
Typical food: Sea food, Pusandao, coconut and coconut deserts, sea soup, its name is Cazuela de Mariscos, Sancocho de Pescado.
Fairs and celebrations: Celebration of San Buenaventura’s day, Buenaventura’s fair (1 week) and Festival Folklorico del Pacifico in July.

By Ana Sofía Rodriguez

TORO

TORO’S FOUNDATION
Toro was founded in June 3RD, 1573, by Melchor Velásquez de Valdenebro. Its population is 19.076 people. Toro is a municipality since April 26, 1632. The temperature is about 23 degrees Celsius. The distance from Cali is 174.5 km. The extension is 166 km2. Height measured 950 m.s.n.m

TOURIST PLACES
The tourist places in Toro are:
1.La Plaza de Toros
2.El Parque Recreacional
3.La capilla de San Juan bautista del corregimiento de el bohío
4.La Pisina las colinas
Some rivers are:
1.La quebrada de Toro
2.La quebrada de el Lázaro
3.La quebrada de San Antonio
THE TYPICAL FOOD
1.Sancocho Valluno
2.Tamales Vallunos
3.El trabuco
4.Pan de horno
5.Pandeyuca
6.Pandebono
7.Cuaresmero
8. El Dulce desamargado
CELEBRATIONS
1.La fiesta patronal de NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA CONSOLACION (15 AUGUST).
2. Las fiestas de San Antonio (13 JUNE)
3. L a fiesta de San Juan bautista (JUNE 24)

MORE INFORMATION OF TORO-VALLE
Toro is 437 years old. Its birthday is on July 02. It is believed that the town is called like that because among the conquerors who visited the region there were people born in Toro province of Zamora in Spain.
This is the coat of arms
This is the flag

By María Camila Londoño 3A

BUENAVENTURA

Buenaventura is one of the municipalities of el “Valle Del Cauca”. It is the biggest municipality, but it has little part of city.
Buenaventura is one of the most important seaports on the Pacific Ocean.
Buenaventura
“El Puente del Piñal” is one of the entrances to the city from the rest of the department.

Information provided by: Mariana Diez Alvarado

Our wonderful tour......

Last June 11th and 12th we had the wonderful experience of visiting some municipalities of our department. We went on a marvelous tour that started in Yotoco at a Natural Park. Then we went to Buga where we took lunch and bought some goods. (Most of the kids bought sun glasses). At 12:30 we went to La Paila corregimiento of Zarzal in order to see the process of making candies at Colombina's factory. In the afternoon we left to Alcalá where we spent the night. We stayed at the hotel El Bosque del Samán, a gorgeous coffee farm with animals, flowers and fresh weather.
On our second day we visited Caicedonia, Sevilla and Andalucia. We enjoyed the beautiful landscapes, took pictures, went shopping and got ready to come back to Cali. At 8:00 pm we arrived to school tired of our long journey but extremely happy of this great trip. We came full of souvenirs, anecdotes, and experiences that will remain in everybody's hearts and minds forever!!!
Here some pictures of our tour! Don't doubt to go and visit some of these nice places on vacation, if you have the chance.

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El Aguila

It was funded by Don Marcelino in the year of 1899. It is located in the central mountain range of our department. Its basis of economy is coffee and agriculture. Its territory was occupied by the Quimbayas.
Turists can visit the natural park of Tatama, where they can see anteaters, bears and the gallito de roca. The viewpoint La Palma and the Cerro Tatama. Its main festival is the “Festival del Campesino”.

Info provided: by Federico Arcila

Ulloa

Also called Villa de Sucre. It was founded on December 17 1928. It stands on the central mountain range, so its territory is mountainous.
The economy is centered on agriculture, followed by cattle raising. Coffe, plantain, sugar cane, cocoa, corn, yucca, and fruit trees are the agricultural products.The Pijaos tribe inhabited the region, but were overthrown by the Spanish conquerors.
Info provided by: Daniel Arboleda C.

Alcalá

This municipality is located in the central mountain range, in the North Eastern part of Valle del Cauca. Its land is irrigated by Rio la Vieja and the Los Angeles brook.
People from Antioquia started this municipality.It was founded in 1919.
The economy is centered on tourism because it is very close to some theme parks (Parque del Cafè and Panaca, which are in Quindio), cattle raising, and agriculture.

It is one of the smallest municipalities of our department. It is located near Cartago, Ulloa, and Quimbaya; this last one belongs to Quindío department. Alcalá was founded by Antiochian colonos and sponsored by Don Sebastián de Marisansena.

Info provided by: Daniel Arboleda Corominas/María Antonia Cardenas Forero. Image: María Alejandra Bedoya.