Jamundí is a town and municipality in the Department of Valle del Cauca,

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 ...

. Jamundí is located south 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 2,280,522 residents estimate by National Administrative Department of Statistics, DANE in 2023. The city span ...

(the capital of the department) in the west riverside of the

Cauca River The Cauca River () is a river in Colombia that lies between the Occidental and Central cordilleras. From its headwaters in southwestern Colombia near the city of Popayán, it joins the Magdalena River near Magangué in Bolívar Department, an ...

The average temperature is 23 °C.

History

Jamundi was founded on March 23, 1536; four months before Cali, by the Spanish

conquistadors Conquistadors (, ) or conquistadores (; ; ) were Spanish Empire, Spanish and Portuguese Empire, Portuguese colonizers who explored, traded with and colonized parts of the Americas, Africa, Oceania and Asia during the Age of Discovery. Sailing ...

Pedro de Añasco and Juan de Ampudia. The name comes from the ''cacique'' Jamundí, chief of the tribe that lived in the territory before the arrival of the Spanish.Official website Jamundí

Geography

The municipality is characterized by a flat surface, although some mountainous terrain at the west, the "'' Farallones de Cali''", that presents heights of 4200 meters. It's located in between the Cauca River and the "Western Ranges ''of Colombia''", also it has seven rivers: "''Claro River''", "''Cauca''", "''Guachinte''", "''Jamundí''", "''Jordán''", "''Pital''" and "''Timba''" and a lot of

streams A stream is a continuous body of surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to by a variety of local or regional names. Long, large stream ...

that flow in the town and the rural area.

Armed conflict

Jamundí is highly affected by the

Colombian armed conflict The Colombian conflict () began on May 27, 1964, and is a low-intensity asymmetric war between the government of Colombia, far-right paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrilla groups fighting each other to increase their i ...

as of 2011. FARC rebels have a significant presence in the municipality and have, as of 2013, frequently attacked the police and army there. In August 2011 a large group of FARC guerrillas attacked the military, killing two soldiers from the Colombian army and wounding four more.

Tourism

Parque De Los Cholados: Jamundi's ''Cholado Park'' is located in a plaza close to Downtown Jamundi. This park is dedicated solely to selling a popular Colombian dessert called

Cholado ''Cholado'', ''raspao'', or ''raspado'' is an icy beverage with fresh fruit and sweetened condensed milk traditionally from Jamundí, in the region of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. It is made from crushed ice or shaved ice, chopped fruit, condense ...

. Numerous vendors come here and set up shop to sell this dessert. It is said that the Cholado was originally made in Jamundi and that the Cholados made here are made using the authentic, original recipe. Many from neighboring

visit Jamundi just so they can come to ''Cholado Park'' and eat authentic Cholados. The vendors in ''Cholado Park'' also frequently sell other desserts, such as Luladas, Snow Cones, and Fruit Salads. Centro Comercial Alfaguara: Alfaguara Shopping Mall is located in the south of the town, was opened in 1996, have 89 shops, two man-made lakes, and a hypermarket: Éxito.

Sports

Had a football (soccer) team called Depor F.C. which plays in the Colombian second division. It is now based in the city of Cali, changing its name to Depor Aguablanca.

Climate

Gallery

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamundi Municipalities of Valle del Cauca Department Villages in Colombia Populated places established in 1536 1536 establishments in the Spanish Empire