Cartago, Valle del Cauca facts for kids

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Municipality and city
Cathedral of Cartago
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Location of the municipality and town of Cartago, Colombia in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Cartago Location in Colombia
Country	Colombia
Department	Valle del Cauca Department
Founded	1540
Area
• Total	279 km2 (108 sq mi)
Elevation	917 m (3,009 ft)
Population  (2019 est.)
• Total	134,972
• Density	483.8/km2 (1,253.0/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Cartagüeño
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s)	57 + 2
Climate	Af
Website	Official website: http://www.cartago.gov.co/

Cartago (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾˈtaɣo]) is a city in southwestern Colombia, about 187 miles (301 km) west of Bogotá. It is in the extreme northern portion of the Valle del Cauca Department. It is located very close to the city of Pereira, about a 20-minute drive. It is the sixth largest city in Valle after Cali, Palmira, Buenaventura, Tuluá and Jamundí. Per the 2018 Colombian census, Cartago's population was 118,803, a decrease from 121,741 per the Censo de Colombia de 2005 [es].

Overview

Cartago features warm weather, about 30 degrees Celsius (≈86 degrees Fahrenheit) or more on a typical day with 80% dryness. The city is home to multiple farmhouses and farm owners, recreational sites, discos and condos frequented by people coming from Pereira.

Education

The University of Valle has a branch campus in Cartago. The main Universidad del Valle campus is based in Cali, the department capital. The Cartago branch campus address is located at Calle 10 N° 19–05. Private institutions include the Instituto Técnico Colombiano, INTEC Cartago and Sena Institute.

Culture

Artesanías (handcrafted products) are sold in several roadside shop in the city.

Left: Conquistador Jorge Robledo, founder of the city. Right: Monument to the Sun, La Isleta Park.

An 1856 watercolor of a mestizo couple in a roadside shop by Manuel María Paz is an early depiction of Cartago. Afro Colombians also resided in the town at that time.

Festivals include:

• Pedro Morales Pino Festival of Andean Colombian Music (Spanish: Festival de Música Andina Colombiana Pedro Morales Pino) (February 4-March 4)—commenced in 2013 on the occasion of Morales Pino's sesquicentennial, a prominent local Bandola virtuoso, and organized by the local conservatory that bears his name.
• Feria de diseño independiente LAS PULGAS, organized by 3 VECES. (March and December)
• Encuentro Nacional de las Familias que Cantan, organized by EL CONSERVATORIO PEDRO MORALES PINO (July)

Transportation

Santa Ana Airport. Cartago, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

• Santa Ana Airport
• Matecaña International Airport, serves the nearby city of Pereira
• Cartago has an extensive network for taxis in the city, as well as minibuses (called busetas).

Notable people

• Billy Pontoni - singer
• Franco Family - doctors and architects

See also

In Spanish: Cartago (Valle del Cauca) para niños