Cartago () is a city in southwestern

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, about west of

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. It is in the extreme northern portion of the Valle del Cauca Department. It is located very close to the city of

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, about a 20-minute drive. It is the sixth largest city in Valle after

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, Palmira, Buenaventura,

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and Jamundí. Per the 2018 Colombian census, Cartago's population was 118,803, a decrease from 121,741 per the .

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. An 1856 watercolor of a

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couple in a roadside shop by Manuel María Paz is an early depiction of Cartago.

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also resided in the town at that time. Festivals include: * Pedro Morales Pino Festival of Andean Colombian Music ( es, 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 * 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 Billy Pontoni, (born 1954) or Guillermo García, joined the Pedro Morales Pino conservatory in his hometown Cartago, Colombia, Cartago, Colombia as a child. Then he became one of the artists from the Youths Club in Radio Cartago, in which he made ...

- singer
Franco Family
- doctors and architects

References

External links

Alcaldia de CartagoUniversidad del Valle - Cartago
Municipalities of Valle del Cauca Department Populated places established in 1540 {{ValledelCauca-geo-stub