Florida,_Valle_del_Cauca

Florida, Valle del Cauca

Florida, Valle del Cauca

Municipality and town in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

For other uses, see Florida (disambiguation).

Florida (Spanish pronunciation: [floˈɾiða]) is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

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Its first inhabitants were indigenous peoples, mestizos, afro-Latinos and mulattos.[citation needed] Local rivers are the Fraile, Parraga, and Desbaratado. The main road is la Calle Novena ("Ninth Street").

La Hoya, a pool of water formed by a section of the Fraile River, attracts tourists.[2]

In 2008 FARC requested this municipality together with Pradera as free areas for them to negotiate to exchange 44 hostages they held for guerilla fighters imprisoned by the Colombian government.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    Citypopulation.de Population of Florida municipality with localities
  2. [2]
    Florida: Recuperando la Memoria Colectiva. Convenio Interinstitucional de Cooperacion y Cofinanciacion. Florida, Valle del Cauca. 2006.
  3. [3]
    El Tiempo, Enero 15 de 2008, Farc insisten en despeje de Florida y Pradera (Valle) para hacer el acuerdo humanitario
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