La Cumbre (The Summit) is a town and municipality in
Colombia
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, northwest of
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 ...
, in the
Valle del Cauca Department. It is located in the
West Andes above the city of
Yumbo
Yumbo is a small, industrial city and municipality in western Colombia. It is located in the Valle del Cauca Department, just north of Cali. In 2019, it had a population of approximately 130,000 inhabitants.
History
Modern Yumbo was founded in ...
.
La Cumbre is known for its simplicity, lack of hustle and bustle and small-town way of life. Many day tourists from Cali travel to La Cumbre by car or tourist train. The weather is cooler, and considered a welcome respite from the sunny and often hot weather of Cali. The most important industry in the area is agriculture.
Polito-Geographical Limits
This municipality is surround by the following municipalities of Valle del Cauca Department:
* North:
Restrepo.
* South:
Yumbo
Yumbo is a small, industrial city and municipality in western Colombia. It is located in the Valle del Cauca Department, just north of Cali. In 2019, it had a population of approximately 130,000 inhabitants.
History
Modern Yumbo was founded in ...
and
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 ...
.
* East:
Vijes
Vijes is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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* West:
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 ...
Areas of the Municipality
The
Corregimiento
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of Bitaco occupies the southernmost portion of the municipality. Within this area is the section called
Chicoral
The area of Chicoral is located in the southernmost part of the township of Bitaco and within the municipality of La Cumbre in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia. It is home to the Hindú Tea Plantation, a major part of the Bitaco River ...
which is home to the Hindú Tea Plantation and the Bitaco Forest Reserve. This area connects to the west with
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through a foggy, forested pass that crosses into the Cauca Valley.
Image Gallery
Image:La Cumbre Cali Colombia.JPG
Image:Fincas Btwn La Cumbre and Pavas.jpg, Fincas between the villages La Cumbre and Pavas
Image:Entrada La Cumbre.JPG, Entrance of La Cumbre, Cali, Colombia
Image:La Cumbre Paque.jpg, La Cumbre Park, Colombia
Image:La_Cumbre_La_Chorera_Del_Diablo.jpg, La Chorera Del Diablo,
To get here you can walk or you can pay to get there, the railroad service is very cheap. takes 15 minutes.
Image:La_Cumbre_RailRoad.jpg, La Cumbre, Railroad Service.
Image:La_Cumbre_Pavas_Fincas.jpg, View from a Hill, La Cumbre, Pavas.
Image:Horses_walking_around_freely.jpg, Horses walking freely.
Image:La_Cumbre_Cows_Finca.jpg, Cows at a Finca (Farm).
Image:La_Cumbre_De_Noche.jpg, La Cumbre Night lights.
Image:La_Cumbra_Hills.jpg, La Cumbre Hills, with Clouds.
External links
La Cumbre ¡Unidos por la Cumbre!
References
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Municipalities of Valle del Cauca Department