Dagua Jeronimo

THIRD MUNICIPALITY OF  EL VALLE DEL CAUCA

by:  jeronimo maya 

NAME: DAGUA

Political Map of Dagua

FUNDATION:  April 16 of 1918

FOUNDER: Adán Cordobés Córdoba y             

          Espíritu Santo de Potes.

TOURIST PLACES:  Natural reserves, parks, Fair,  Musicians and singers encounter

SYMBOLS

COAT OF ARMS

It represents the craggy geography that makes the canyon of the Dagua river and one railway that was the beginning and develop of the municipality.

FLAG

Yellow to mean riches of gold

White to mean the friendly spirit of its people.

The green to mean the majestic canyon of Dagua and its farming riches,

 TYPICAL FOOD: Tamales and Sancocho de Gallina

FAIR AND CELEBRATIONS: 

* Meeting of music Andina Colombiana and Suramericana.  This event is in El Queremal and the first version was in 1.987.

*Feria de la Piña, this town is the principal producer of pineapple of southwest Colombian.

OTHER INFORMATION:

·                 Gentilicio:  Dagueños

·                 Other names:  ‘La puerta del Pacifico”.

·                 Representative flower:  El Quereme.

·                 Borders:

o                North Calima

o                East Restrepo, La Cumbre and Santiago de Cali 

o                South Santiago de Cali and

o                 West Buenaventura.

RIOFRIO- Gustavo A. Enriquez 3B

Foundation: July 22, 1567

Tourist Places

-Parador el Tablazo:

Located in the route of Riofrío toward Salónica

-Balneario la Bocatoma:

Located in the route of Riofrío toward Salónica

- Cantarrana Lake:

Located to 15 minutes in the route of Riofrío toward Trujillo.

Typical Food

Traditional “Sancocho” in Firewood Stove, “Bofe” and “Fritanga”.

Fairs and Celebrations

- DUENDE’s Carnival

The idea of this carnival is that the people, owners and visitors, become aware of how much important is to take care of the environment; specially in this place where Mother Nature fulfills the most important role that is to offer the familiar economy.

- ECO-TOURISM & CULTURAL FAIR

Other Features

Flag Coat of arms

MAP of Riofrio

Its full name is MARÍA MAGDALENA DE RIOFRIO and was given maybe because the same day of its foundation was the fair of this saint.

ANSERMANUEVO

This municipality was founded in August 15 of 1953 in the Guarama Valley in name of the Marques Francisco Pizarro by the Mariscal Jorge Robledo.
Tourist places: Balneario la Berraquera.
Fairs and celebrations: Aniversary party, Bordado and Calado Party in August.
Extra Information: It is located in the north of Valle del Cauca , at 1.035 mts and has an average temperature of 23 celcius grades :Most of its territory is mountainous. Agriculture , cattle raising, panela trapiches and hand crafts are their main economical activities.
Info provided by: Juan José Parra

TULUÁ

Its foundation was on January 1st, 1.639 and it was named a municipality the 30th May,1825.
Some tourist places are the soccer stadium, shopping centers and:
The Train Station
Airport Heriberto Gil Martinez
San bartolome´s church
The typical food is “masato”, “champus”, ”avena helada”, “pandebono”, “sancocho de gallina”, “manjarblaco” and “tamal”.
The “Agroindustrial and livestock fair” is the principal event of the municipality. Other fairs in corregimientos such as “Feast of kings” and “Livestock Fair” in Marina´s corregimiento and “peasant fairs” in Barragan´s corregimiento, are also important.
The main economic activities of Tuluá are Agriculture, Livestock, Trade and Industry and their principal products are corn, coffee, sugar cane.
By: María Luisa González

BOLIVAR-VALENTINA LUNA 3B

Foundation
The population of the municipality (2500 hab. Approx.)
Most of this population are bourgeois merchants, artisans, civil servants, professionals, teachers, soldiers, landlords.
The largest portion of the population are placed at the rural area (15,000 habitants. Approx.) this population lives of agriculture and fishing.
At the beginnings, Bolivar was called Santa Ana del Pescador, the territory is mostly mountainous. It was founded in 1567 at the Gorrones indian lands, Bolivar is one of the oldest municipalities of Valle del Cauca.

Tourism.
Bolivar has many important points of access. The architecture has a colonial-style, also has a couple of good hotels where you can relax , several pools to recreation, many restaurants of good quality and prices for all budgets. For shopping there are numerous handicraft Shops.
In the district of Ricaurte, placed five minutes driving is "The Divine", The people are pleasant and willing to talk.
La Mina, Bolivar has the only mine of magnesium at South America.
The Reservoir, is the most important water supply system for this region, named SARA BRUT that provides water to 4 municipalities. (Bolivar, Roldanillo, la Union y Toro)

Typical food
The Chicken soup (sancocho de gallina), the Lucrecia’s rellenas, the toño robledo’s pandebonos and buñuelos, Tamales, empanadas…
The typical sweet: las panelitas and the manjar Blanco, also the cuaresmeros are biscuits made in a wood oven, the Brevas Sweet, The Don Onofre’s wine.

PRADERA

Municipality of pradera martina

View more presentations from Martha.

JAMUNDÍ-ZARZAL

Jamundi and zarzal j_pcañas

View more presentations from Martha.