FAIRS AND FESTIVALS FOR THE PEOPLE OF COLOMBIA: 2013

domingo, 7 de abril de 2013

LIBANO TOLIMA

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is called city of writers, since most of their women is known for writing in an imaginary very good, and their intellectual level is excellent.

is a beautiful city, is a place to visit and remember.is a beautiful city, is a place to visit and remember. its architecture is very prominent, especially the church of Our Lady of carmen.

TOURIST PLACES

The Morel home, Mount Taurus, Mount San Jose, Seven Falls, puddle egg, high San Juan, Botanical Garden "Raul Echeverry Echeverry, Museum of Natural Science and Environmental Education among others.

MAJOR FESTIVITIES

-festival return

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CHAPARRAL TOLIMA

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MAJOR HOLIDAYS

Day is celebrated the peasant from 20 to 24 July. presents artists, bullfighting season, among other shows.

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is a city full of friendly people, friendly, cheerful and hardworking.is a city full of friendly people, friendly, cheerful and hardworking.place to visit, to remember, is a city with many stories, myths and legends.

its people highlights the work of the people, the weather is nice, the landscape is very beautiful. Its parks full of naturally exalt vidal environmental work with, which is caring nature.

PLACES TO VISIT

-the beautiful National Park

-natural spa drum

-balneario the tigrera

jueves, 21 de febrero de 2013

VENADILLO TOLIMA

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VENADILLO is a peple of people nice, respectful and very happy. The fairs and festivals are in may, the days 12,13,14 until the 21.

PROGRAMMING

Cabalcade
Carnival
Reigns
Concerts and much more

PLACES FOR VISITING

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jueves, 14 de febrero de 2013

AMBALEMA TOLIMA

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Ambalema is located 45 Km south of Honda. It is a natural lagoon, spas, excellent gorges, and the possibility of conducting a boat ride through the Magdalena.

It is a town full of stories and teachings, its architecture is of great admiration, and that are still intact homes for many years. its climate is 26 degrees Celsius. It is very close to the river Magdalena.

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Place of friendly, cordial, cooperative. People cheerful and faithful devotee of the Virgin Saint Lucia.
FAIRS AND FESTIVALS
Celebrations of St. Lucia December 11 to 15.
Municipal Reign March 5 to 17
Farmer's Day June 16 to 17
Birthday August 15 Ambalema
Patron of The Chorrillo August 16 to 19.

Sites of Interest:

The Railway Station

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English House

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Calicanto Bridge

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La Casona

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Old Church

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Ambalema is a municipality that love is a place to relax and not let know, the perfect place to spend holidays, vacations or special dates.

are cordially invited

domingo, 3 de febrero de 2013

ALVARADO TOLIMA,

CHURCH

The municipality is a model territory recognized as agribusiness and agritourism center in the country, with an organized and dynamic community around sustainable production processes. Counts on a population of 8,972 inhabitants in the census of 2005. It is found located to 20 minutes of Ibagué, capital of the Tolima, is to tell 27 kilometers. Its economy is based on the agriculture rice, sorghum, avocado, citrus, tomato, tobacco, cotton; in the stockbreeding, milk and meat, in the rural tourism and the agroindustria. The urban helmet serves as produced products collection center of the mountainous and flat zone

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SPECIAL DATES

Days like 13,14 and 15 August, are dates in honor of the saint of the town of San Roque.

POPULAR BAND

These dates are made popular festivals, sporting events, dawn through the main streets of the municipality, with entertainment by the band.

PHOTO GALLERY AND VIDEO

Dancing in the streets

ENCOUNTER IN THE PARK

PROGRAMMING
Heart of the fair

Began to make significant changes in the organization of the fair. One of the most notable was the creation of the Heart of the Fair which is the closure of the main streets.

CAVALCADE: One of the most traditional events

CARNIVAL : Event created to remember and paytribute to events and characters that marked the development of the people. Extras are presented with different themes and associations are present to convey messages through their floats

REIGNS: its purpose as well as enriching the offer of shows at the fair, is to exalt the tradition of beautiful women

DISHES TYPES OF THE TOLIMA

The culinary tolimense is one of the but rich and various that we have in the among the dishes but noticeable we have: the lechona, the tamales, broth of minister.
we cannot leave for high the delicious Biscuits of Achira, the insipid.

The lechona is the typical dish of this region, that is composed of meat and vetch, accompanied by the insipid one, species of custard but less sweet. The insipid one is the most important companion of the lechona. He is candy, that mixes shattered corn or shattered rice, more ingredients as cinnamon and panela. His preparation is similar to that of the custard.
Tourist that be respected that visit to the Tolima is a tourist that has breakfast with tamale. Nobody passes without being delighted with a delicious tamale. The tamale is prepared with rice, dry vetches, beef, chicken and hog, egg, Pope, cornflour and seasonings. The wrapping with leaves of banana gives the final sound upon I knowing