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

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