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El Queremal
El Queremal is a town in the Dagua municipality, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia. It is located about west of Cali and is at an elevation of . The town is situated on the upper part of the Old Cali-Buenaventura Road and is about from Buenaventura, the main Colombian port on the Pacific. The town is accessible from Cali from several roads leading away from the main Cali-Buenaventura Road near the area of Kilometer 18, Valle del Cauca. The climate is that of the subtropical Andean belt with a temperature range of 18° to 24° C (64° to 75° F) and an annual rainfall of about {{convert, 2000, mm, in, abbr=on. This climate is possible because of the convergence of moist air of the Pacific with the Western Andes. The San Juan River runs through the area, beginning in the Farallones de Cali and flowing into the Dagua River, which is part of the greater Anchicayá River drainage. The name "El Queremal" comes from the local plant ''Cavendishia quereme''. See also * An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagua
Dagua () is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car .... History Dagua was founded in 1909. Corregimientos 1. Santa María 2. El Salado 3. El Chilcal 4. Providencia 5. El Danubio 6. La Cascada 7. La Elsa 8. El Queremal 9. El Limonar 10. Los Alpes 11. La Providencia 12. Atuncela 13. Loboguerrero 14. El Naranjo 15. Juntas 16. Zabaletas 17. El Piñal 18. Zelandia 19. El Rucio 20. Pepitas 21. Villahermosa 22. El Palmar 23. Borrero Ayerbe 24. El Carmen 25. San Bernardo 26. Jiguales 27. Kilómetro 18 29. San Vicente 30. Cisneros. 31. La Clorinda Municipalities of Valle del Cauca Department Populated places established in 1909 1909 establishments in Colombia< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's largest city. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi), and has a population of 52 million. Colombia's cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a Spanish colony, fusing cultural elements brought by immigration from Europe and the Middle East, with those brought by enslaved Africans, as well as with those of the various Amerindian civilizations that predate colonization. Spanish is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second-largest city in the country by area and the third most populous after Bogotá and Medellín. As the only major Colombian city with access to the Pacific Coast, Cali is the main urban and economic center in the south of the country, and has one of Colombia's fastest-growing economies. The city was founded on 25 July 1536 by the Spanish explorer Sebastián de Belalcázar. As a sporting center for Colombia, it was the host city for the 1971 Pan American Games. Cali also hosted the 1992 World Wrestling Championships, the 2013 edition of the World Games, the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2014, the World Youth Championships in Athletics in 2015 as well as the inaugural Junior Pan American Games in 2021 and the 2022 World Athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenaventura, Valle Del Cauca
Buenaventura is a coastal seaport city located in the Pacific Region of the department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia (South America). Buenaventura (Spanish for "good fortune") is the main port of Colombia in the Pacific Ocean. As of the 2018 census, Buenaventura has a population of 235,064. Most of the urban development takes place on Cascajal Island, while the majority of the city's land is rural with scattered, small villages. It is served by the Gerardo Tobar López Airport. The city is part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network after it was named a "City of Gastronomy" in 2017. History The city was founded on July 14, 1540, by Juan Ladrillero through orders from Pascual de Andagoya. Its name, Buenaventura, is Spanish for “good luck”. At that time, it was inhabited by an indigenous tribe called the Buscaja Indians (“ Indians”, of course, being Christopher Columbus’s enduring misnomer for indigenous peoples of the Americas). The city was destroyed by Indigenous Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilometer 18, Valle Del Cauca
Dagua () is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. History Dagua was founded in 1909. Corregimientos 1. Santa María 2. El Salado 3. El Chilcal 4. Providencia 5. El Danubio 6. La Cascada 7. La Elsa 8. El Queremal El Queremal is a town in the Dagua municipality, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia. It is located about west of Cali and is at an elevation of . The town is situated on the upper part of the Old Cali-Buenaventura Road and is about from ... 9. El Limonar 10. Los Alpes 11. La Providencia 12. Atuncela 13. Loboguerrero 14. El Naranjo 15. Juntas 16. Zabaletas 17. El Piñal 18. Zelandia 19. El Rucio 20. Pepitas 21. Villahermosa 22. El Palmar 23. Borrero Ayerbe 24. El Carmen 25. San Bernardo 26. Jiguales 27. Kilómetro 18 29. San Vicente 30. Cisneros. 31. La Clorinda Municipalities of Valle del Cauca Department Populated places established in 1909 1909 establishments in Colombia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordillera Occidental (Colombia)
The Cordillera Occidental ( en, Western Ranges) is the lowest in elevation of the three branches of the Colombian Andes. The average altitude is and the highest peak is Cerro Tatamá at . The range extends from south to north dividing from the Colombian Massif in Nariño Department, passes north through Cauca, Valle del Cauca, Risaralda, Chocó, and Caldas Departments to the Paramillo Massif in Antioquia and Córdoba Departments. The cordillera is paralleled on the east by the Cauca river. From this massif the range divides further to form the Serranías de Ayapel, San Jerónimo and Abibe. Only to recede into the Caribbean plain and the Sinú River valley. It is a direct continuation of Cordillera Occidental of Ecuador. Geography The western part of the mountain range belongs to the Pacific region of Colombia, with the San Juan River being the main watershed, while the eastern part belongs to the Cauca River basin. The northern and northwestern parts belong to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farallones De Cali
Farallones de Cali is a cluster of mountains in the West Andes of Colombia. It is located west of the city of Cali and gives rise to many of the rivers that provide water and electricity to Cali. The PNN Farallones de Cali encompasses in the mountains as well as much of the Pacific slope and is an area of very high biodiversity. The average temperature ranges from in the tropical foothills to in the páramo. In this territory are located the district of Pichinde, Andes and Leonera, and two villages Penas Blancas and Lomas de la Cajita. Climate and topography Average yearly rainfall is in the Pacific region and in the mountainous sector. Plants growing in the area have sufficient water throughout the year. The topography of the park is characterized by the high, craggy peaks, the highest being . These peaks are referred to as ''Los Farallones'' (which means ''cliffs''), the namesake of the mountains and national park. The foothills on the eastern side meet the Cauca Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchicayá River
The Anchicayá River in western Colombia has its headwaters in the Farallones de Cali and flows northwest into the Pacific Ocean at Buenaventura Bay. This watershed is known for its excellent biodiversity, especially with birds, amphibians and butterflies. It is famous for being one of the best birdwatching areas in the Neotropics. Steven Hilty studied the birds of this area in the 1970s while gathering data for the ''Guide to the Birds of Colombia'', which was published in 1986. There is a hydroelectric dam on the upper part of the river near the town of El Danubio. For many years this area was unsafe because of the presence of armed groups such as the FARC, but within the past few years the 3rd Division of the Colombian National Army, Army has developed a large presence in the area. Access is best from the town of El Queremal on the Old Cali-Buenaventura Road. It is roughly from El Queremal to El Danubio, where the entrance to the area is located. The road is paved for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavendishia
''Cavendishia'' is a genus of about 100 species of woody perennial plants, many of which are epiphytic. The genus is native to tropical South America and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. .... Species References Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Cavendishia'' Vaccinioideae Ericaceae genera {{Ericaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andean Region, Colombia
The Andean region, located in central Colombia, is the most populated natural region of Colombia. With many mountains, the Andes contain most of the country's urban centers. MEMO: Natural Regions of Colombia Memo.com.co Accessed 22 August 2007. They were also the location of the most significant indigenous settlements. Beyond the in the south-western departments of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
