Tuluá

Tuluá is a city in Departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

The 200,000 - inhabitant city Tuluá is located on the Panamerican Highway and connects the cities of Cali (100 km), Pereira ( 125 km) and Armenia (105 km ), owns a one regional airport (Aeropuerto de Farfán Heriberto Gil Martínez ), a university and 16,000 spectators comprehensive football stadium of the local association Cortuluá.

Tuluá houses an agricultural fair ( Feria de Tuluá ), which is considered as the most important exhibition in Colombia.

Tuluá was traditionally a stronghold of the conservatives, during the Civil War 1948-52 The town gained notoriety for repression and particularly high numbers of casualties.

Height

The city lies 960 meters above sea level to 4,400 m of Páramos de Barragán and Santa Lucia.

Climate

It has a tropical savannah climate with a mean annual temperature of 24 ° C to 27 ° C.

Tuluá in indigenous language means " Light soil " and was founded in 1741 by Spanish conquistadors. Is also called the City " Corazón del Valle " ( Heart of Caucatals ), or " La Villa de Céspedes " (City of turf).

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal (* 1945), writer and politician
  • Faustino Asprilla ( football player)
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