2009-12-25
LA VIRGINIA PUERTO DULCE DE COLOMBIA: Fundación 1.888.Reconocimiento como municipio mediante Ordenanza en 1.959. Aniversario Fiestas Aniversarias Noviembre 28 A solo 30 Km. de Pereira este municipio tiene sus orígenes en pobladores negros que migraron desde las plantaciones de azúcar del Valle y Cauca donde eran esclavos y llegaron a estas tierras buscando libertad. Sus primeros nombres fueron “Nigricia”y ”Sopinga”. LA VIRGINIA: “ THE SWEET PORT OF COLOMBIA” At first it was called “Sopinga “ or “ Nigricia”, La Virginia was founded as a town on 1888 but Its recognition as municipality was up to 1959.And Anniversary day is on November 28TH . It is ubicated just a few minutes by car from Pereira, an about 30 Kms. Iis very to go in the way to Cartago and Turn Right on Cerritos and go down 10 kms. It is the littlest town in Risaralda, it has only 32,47 Square Km of area. Its population according to National data is about 32.00 People, most of them live in urban area. It has a tropical climate and average yearly temperature is 27 ° Centigrade degrees, It is common to hear: “27° C of Human Warm” FOTOS Y TEXTOS PROMOTORA TURISTICA DE RDA PROTURCAFE, CONVENIO EL BUEN APETITO













