Cartago () is a city in southwestern
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
, about west of
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city ...
. It is in the extreme northern portion of the
Valle del Cauca. It is located very close to the city of
Pereira,
Risaralda about a 20-minute drive. It is the sixth largest city in Valle after
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by National Administrative Department of Statistics, DANE in 2023. The city span ...
,
Palmira,
Buenaventura,
Tuluá
Tuluá (), is a city located in the heart of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth-largest city after Cali—the department capital— Palmira and Buenaventura. Founded around 1741 by Juan ...
and
Jamundí
Jamundí is a town and municipality in the Departments of Colombia, Department of Valle del Cauca Department, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
Jamundí is located south of Cali (the capital of the department) in the west riverside of the Cauca River ...
. Per the
2018 Colombian census, Cartago's population was 142,902.
Overview
Cartago features warm weather with an average of 24°C, Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 20°C (67°F) to 29°C (84°F) and is rarely below 19°C (66°F) or above 31°C (88°F). 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
Castizo 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 () (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 – singer
Franco Family– doctors and architects
Climate
Notes
References
External links
Alcaldia de CartagoUniversidad del Valle – Cartago
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Municipalities of Valle del Cauca Department
Populated places established in 1540