Silvia is a town and municipality in the

Cauca Department Cauca Department (, es, Departamento del Cauca) is a Department of Southwestern Colombia. Located in the southwestern part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department t ...

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. It is often visited as a weekend getaway by residents 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 ...

, which has a much hotter climate. The area is populated by many people of

Guambiano Guambiano or Misak are an indigenous people of the department of Cauca in Colombia. he Drama of Life Guambiano Life Cycle Customs , author=Judith Branks, Juan B. Sanchez , publisher- SIL International, date=1978 , pages= 107 Their language is k ...

descent, who maintain their traditional ways of life in the area surrounding Silvia. There are many fine bakeries and inexpensive restaurants in town, most within half a kilometer of the large public square. In the last decade, the large trees that formerly grew on the square were removed due to damages their roots were causing, and the square was renovated to include more seating, and replanted with a greater variety of vegetation. Silvia, Cauca 02.jpg, Main park Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Pepetuo Socorro, Silvia 02.jpg, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Mercado de Silvia 02.jpg, Silvia Market Guambiano people in Silvia.jpg, Guambiano people in Silvia

References

Municipalities of Cauca Department {{Cauca-geo-stub