2009-12-22
BELEN DE UMBRIA LA VILLA DE LOS GUAYACANES Fundación en 1.890.Reconocimiento como municipio mediante Ordenanza en 1.911. De gran tradición cafetera a nivel nacional, la zona urbana se ubica en un promedio de 1.500 msnm, el área rural cuenta con una basta zona montañosa y otra zona con terrenos planos bordeando el Río Risaralda sobre la vía a Viterbo y Pereira. De ahí la variedad en sus pisos térmicos y potencial natural y económico. THE GUAYACAN TREE VILLAGE It was established on 1890 but It was only recognized by law up to 1911as a municipality. Belen de Umbria has had a national coffee tradition and was founded by a colonist group guided through of Don Antonio Maria Hoyos Gomez and some friends, besides The Cleric Pedro Orozco from Anserma a near town in Caldas. At first, They named the Town “Arenales”, but later it was called “Mocatan” and finally People decided to name as BELEN DE UMBRIA. History tells us that Don Pio Ramirez was the First Police Inspector approximately in 1984 Text And Photos by LA FONDA










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