La Plata, Huila
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La Plata is a town and municipality in the Huila Department
, Colombia
with a population of 55,784 inhabitants (DANE 2005) including the rural area at an altitude of 1,050 m
. It is located 122 km away from Neiva
, 147 km from the city of Popayán
and 210 km from the town of St. Augustine
.
The municipality is located in the southwestern part of the department of Huila
, in the foothills of the Cordillera Central, is geographically situated at coordinates 2 ° 23'00North Latitude and 75 ° 56'00West Longitude.
The municipality is bordered on the north by the Cauca Department
, on the south by the municipality of La Argentina, on the east by the municipalities of Paicol
and Pital
and the west by the Cauca Department
.
for the lands of the Cauca in the search for El Dorado
on the connection between Santa Fe and Quito, and the interest result of the Spanish to the discovery of mines silver
existing in this area. Over time, the city has witnessed three foundations the first given by the insurrection of the Spanish crown on October 22, 1553, the second due to the extraction and trade of silver in early 1554 and the third because to destruction by the India
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Andaquíes and Yalcones on June 17, 1577. This is a historic town, where Simón Bolívar
was several times in a nearby haciendas. On the site there is a site of religious pilgrimage called the Bankruptcy Milagrosa.
, which corresponds to the municipality and is shared with the town of Teruel. It is a vacant lot consisting of secondary forest species Cedro intervened Black, Butter, Apple, White Yarumo, tree ferns, palm Boa, among others, in addition, some animal species such as Pava Guiche, Tigrillo, Cuzumbo, foxes, mice, Squirrels, Bats, etc.
, Charum, Igua pink encerillo, candles, and lagoons and swamps. Cascada de La Candelaria: falling over 150 meters high.
Perfume and stars be wearing evening while dancing with the crests and swings flowers With rumors running the river birds fell asleep lilies will bloom the Rosas and orange (a)I will always remember nights plateñas and the great reception from his lordship Huila plateau Dona Ana Julia is the traditional big Tolima The echo of laughter and songs murmur pour into the island from which watchful sentinel image San Sebastian impressive rises Cross the night air hits me Fresh Faceare the breezes that come from Coconuco or are breezes that come from traditions that surround Puracé beyond the beautiful night Plateñas Cauca not forget.
Huila Department
Huila is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva.-Geography:The south of the department is located in the Colombian Massif...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
with a population of 55,784 inhabitants (DANE 2005) including the rural area at an altitude of 1,050 m
M
M is the thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.-History:The letter M is derived from the Phoenician Mem, via the Greek Mu . Semitic Mem probably originally pictured water...
. It is located 122 km away from Neiva
Neiva
Neiva is the Capital of the Department of Huila. It is located in the valley of the Magdalena River in south central Colombia with a population of about 378,857 inhabitants...
, 147 km from the city of Popayán
Popayán
Popayán is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between Colombia's Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range...
and 210 km from the town of St. Augustine
St. Augustine
-People:* Augustine of Hippo or Augustine of Hippo , father of the Latin church* Augustine of Canterbury , first Archbishop of Canterbury* Augustine Webster, an English Catholic martyr.-Places:*St. Augustine, Florida, United States...
.
The municipality is located in the southwestern part of the department of Huila
Huila
Huila may refer to:* Huila Department, in Colombia* Atlético Huila a first division Association football team in Colombia.* Huíla Province, in Angola* Nevado del Huila, volcano in Colombia...
, in the foothills of the Cordillera Central, is geographically situated at coordinates 2 ° 23'00North Latitude and 75 ° 56'00West Longitude.
The municipality is bordered on the north by the Cauca Department
Cauca Department
Cauca is a Department of Colombia. Located in the south-western part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east and the Nariño Department to the south, covering a total area of...
, on the south by the municipality of La Argentina, on the east by the municipalities of Paicol
Paicol
Paicol is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia....
and Pital
Pital
Pital is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia....
and the west by the Cauca Department
Cauca Department
Cauca is a Department of Colombia. Located in the south-western part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east and the Nariño Department to the south, covering a total area of...
.
History
The foundation and establishment as a municipality dates from June 5, 1651 by Captain Diego de Ospina y Maldonado, at which organizes the parish of San Sebastián de La Plata. This foundation is attributed to the passage of Sebastian de BelalcazarSebastián de Belalcázar
Sebastián de Belalcázar was a Spanish conquistador.-Early life:He was born Sebastián Moyano in the province of Córdoba, Spain, in either 1479 or 1480. He took the name Belalcázar as that was the name of the castle-town near to his birthplace in Córdoba...
for the lands of the Cauca in the search for El Dorado
El Dorado
El Dorado is the name of a Muisca tribal chief who covered himself with gold dust and, as an initiation rite, dived into a highland lake.Later it became the name of a legendary "Lost City of Gold" that has fascinated – and so far eluded – explorers since the days of the Spanish Conquistadors...
on the connection between Santa Fe and Quito, and the interest result of the Spanish to the discovery of mines silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
existing in this area. Over time, the city has witnessed three foundations the first given by the insurrection of the Spanish crown on October 22, 1553, the second due to the extraction and trade of silver in early 1554 and the third because to destruction by the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Páez
Páez may refer to:* Páez people* Páez language, the language of the Páez people* Paezan languages, a hypothetical language family of Colombia and Ecuador* Páez, Boyaca — a municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia...
Andaquíes and Yalcones on June 17, 1577. This is a historic town, where Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...
was several times in a nearby haciendas. On the site there is a site of religious pilgrimage called the Bankruptcy Milagrosa.
History of the Cathedral of San Sebastian de La Plata
La Plata's parish since the nineteenth century, several churches have been built but all were of modest proportions, only in the early twentieth century the imposing building starts now exists. The first stone was laid by Archbishop Lopez's father being parish priest Emigdio Artunduaga the October 3, 1934 and the blessing and consecration of Bishop Martinez made the April 29, 1957. The Temple of San Sebastian is an architectural synthesis with qualities that stand out as one of the best in Colombia: beauty, grandeur, slim, height, width, abundance of light and perfection in the set. It has three naves in harmonious whole. In the front stand, the two sides two bold towers 52 meters high, on the back silver dome rises nearly hemispherical with large windows, on the front dihedral summit of the central nave climbs a statue San Sebastian gigantea height of 5.40 meters in four niches in the front of the main wall are the statues of San Pablo, San Pedro, San Juan Bosco and Our Lady. The length of the ship is 60 meters. And the width of 30 meters. At the bottom of the aisles is artistically made and decorated altars. The altar is a combination of exquisite niche in a set of columns, arches and frieze with three images of perfect stylization, one of which, the plant, is the patron Saint Sebastian. The light penetrates extensively and refracts on the walls and the polished golden acanthus column and illuminated with pictures of the ordeal diaphanous and beautiful pictures. The candlesticks, candles and chandeliers enhance the clarity of the large sanctuary. The reliefs of the Evangelists on the vivid polychrome dome mystically enchantSociocultural context
La Plata is a town wide historic tradition that dates from the discovery itself of the department of Huila. Its strategic location in the system of regional relations makes it a meeting place and crossroads which prints high dynamics of urban renewal while maintaining the traditions that have preserved for so many years.Sites of Interes Culture General
The main attractions are the National Park Puracé, Moscopan monolithic statuary, statuary Aguabonita, Laguna de San Rafael, San Andres lagoon, the river of silver, Custodio García Rovira park, the park pola, the sulfur waterfall, the Cascade hop Candelaria, the monkey waterfall, waterfalls and San Nicolas Bedon, thermal San Sebastian, San Sebastian Cathedral, and the temple in San Andres pierdra.Ecology
The ecosystem is an important wildlife value, presenting a rich biodiversity including birds, antelope, plantigrade (spectacled bears), Snakes (jackets and coral), some smaller cats (ocelot) and other minor species. The Natural Park buffer zone of the Nevado del Huila, constitutes the most important ecosystem for the city of Palermo, accounting for biodiversity in woodland size and high water potential. San Isidro with an area of 412.5 hectares, located on the sidewalks Horizonte, Viso and Florida between 2,400 and 2,700 mM
M is the thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.-History:The letter M is derived from the Phoenician Mem, via the Greek Mu . Semitic Mem probably originally pictured water...
, which corresponds to the municipality and is shared with the town of Teruel. It is a vacant lot consisting of secondary forest species Cedro intervened Black, Butter, Apple, White Yarumo, tree ferns, palm Boa, among others, in addition, some animal species such as Pava Guiche, Tigrillo, Cuzumbo, foxes, mice, Squirrels, Bats, etc.
Tourism
Waterfall Azufrada Dos Aguas Archaeological Zone: Located in the inspection of San Vicente, Thermal Cascada San Sebastian de la Mona: take the name from the water source to the form Private Reserve Meremberg:means "sea of mountainsregion is the largest source of municipal water, and there are natural forests cedar OakOak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
, Charum, Igua pink encerillo, candles, and lagoons and swamps. Cascada de La Candelaria: falling over 150 meters high.
Economy
Livestock sector: the municipality are located in two strips parallel to the warm areas between the 460 meters to 1,200 meters and the cold zone 1,800 to 2,500 masl with a total area of 56,460 hectares. As the main production systems of dual purpose cattle, agriculture, aquaculture (warm and cold), pig and other minor economic importance. Agricultural Economic Sector Agriculture is one of the most important lines in the economy of the municipality. This economy is represented mainly by rice, coffee / banana, banana, cacao / banana, corn, sugarcane, beans, potatoes, and some fruits such as lulus, tree tomato and blackberry, beautiful hymn of the municipality of La Plata, Huila, Colombia.Anthem Municipality of La Plata
Plateñas NightsPerfume and stars be wearing evening while dancing with the crests and swings flowers With rumors running the river birds fell asleep lilies will bloom the Rosas and orange (a)I will always remember nights plateñas and the great reception from his lordship Huila plateau Dona Ana Julia is the traditional big Tolima The echo of laughter and songs murmur pour into the island from which watchful sentinel image San Sebastian impressive rises Cross the night air hits me Fresh Faceare the breezes that come from Coconuco or are breezes that come from traditions that surround Puracé beyond the beautiful night Plateñas Cauca not forget.
External links
La Plata official website- 20px Vista satelital del área urbana de La Plata enWikiMapiaWikimapiaWikiMapia is a privately owned, online map and satellite imaging resource that combines Google Maps with a wiki system, allowing users to add information, in the form of a note, to any location on Earth. Users may currently use this information for free...