CASCADA JIMÉNEZ

A stunning waterfall surrounded by vegetation and wildlife, where not only with nature but you can Also enjoy the typical way our ancestors wrapped their food to be Brought to Their workplaces and get a better taste in foods , commonly Known in the region as chupados. Viendas or cats, consisting of cooked food. Wrapped in banana leaves or Viao, giving it a unique and incomparable flavor to foods.

Due to the constant drop of water, this place special climatic conditions that allow proliferation of birds, especially species native to the area are given. In recent years they have Accomplished advanced research and monitoring studies of the flora and fauna of the region making the goals set by the Royal Botanical Expedition remain valid today .

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NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL ROSARIO CATHEDRAL

The construction of this monumental and beautiful cathedral  was started by the Reverend Father Fray Nicolas Guarin de la Cerda y Quintana and completed its construction Reverend Father Antonio Castaneda's December 28, 1887. Espinal for the settlers is one of the admirable symbols undoubtedly be the testimony of a vigorous spiritual revival and pure Christian idealism.

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Created By Oscar Bohórquez 

MITOLÓGICO PARK

His inauguration was April 3, 1993, by popular mayor Dr. Edgar Barreto Hernandez. The park covers an area of 520 square meters; it contains monuments to Mohan, The Patasola, The Lavandera, The Candileja, The Madre Agua, Poira, Mula Retinta, Pajaron Silvon, Polifauna and La Madre Monte, which they are authentic expressions of the mythology of this region attractive for tourists and inhabitants.

  


 
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Created By Oscar Bohórquez

MONUMENT BUNDE

Opened by special Mayor, Doctor RAMIREZ VICTOR HUGO Ortegón, the April 3, 1987, at the historic site where he inspired the September 10, 1914, with the composition of unfading beauty in the Bunde CASTILLA BUENAVENTURA teacher. This sculpture was sculpted in bronze by Francisco Suarez CARDONA. At the opening ceremony Mr Army General RIAÑO CAMILO JOSÉ CASTRO, asked sculpture symbolizing said apt phrase "It is the spirit of the music made woman”

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Created by Oscar Bohórquez

TAMBORA MONUMENT

This monument was inaugurated April 7, 1990 by the muncipal mayor Dr. Lisandro Enrique Orjuela Reyes. It was created by Master Augusto Cervera Castañeda and his brother engineer Adan Cervera. It is located at the intersection of the highways to the west and south of the country, as a zealous guardian of the musical tradition of Tolima.

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Created by Oscar Bohórquez

LOS VESTIGIOS DE LAS MINAS DE SANTA ANA DE FALAN

Ruins of a lost city, place that conserves some of the mining constructions of the XVII century. I carry to an extreme of one of the tunnels for where the gold was transported from the mountains of the municipality of Falan, until the center of Ladybug where they coined the mineral. Located in the imposing canyon of the river Morales, to so alone 40 minutes of the urban helmet, inmerso among the nature, adorns It horseshoe roads, as well as brick tunnels, used for the extraction of minerals and walls of 2 and 4 meters high, for 300 meters long, built in carefully carved flagstone, are conserved great variety of constructions of the time among which we highlight: housings or deposits, rudimentary tunnels for extraction of minerals, built tunnels carefully in brick.

The house of the Recruiting, a construction is also conserved made in flagstone, similar to a safe, where the Spaniards kept their valuable objects zealously. But this it is alone a part of the history that contains this mine that was administered by José Celestino Mutis during 10 years, the priest, botanist and mathematical that directed the Expedition Mutis for the New Kingdom of Granada. "The vestiges of the mine are a wonderful work, hidden amid the vegetation. Without a doubt, it is a historical and cultural patrimony of the country that deserves to be conserved", he affirms Germán Sánchez, secretary of Tourism of the Tolima who adds that the ruins were included in the journey of the Expedition Mutis.

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Autora: Yenly Astrid Moreno C.

MIRADOR CERRO DE SAN JUAN

The view that offers The Hill of Lumbi ago, Gunsmith's Valley Guayabal, see of the snowy ones, a panoramic of the municipality of Falan, from San Juan's Hill has motivated the setting in march of the mirador "Diego Fallón" as homage to the illustrious poet and son of this Municipality, to so single 20 minutes of the urban helmet for the same road that takes us to the Ruins of Falan.

From the mirador of the hill San Juan the state of fragmentation of the forest is appreciated in the area that allows to see its scars from the head of the municipality until the valley for agricultural pressure of Gunsmith-Guayabal. However, beside the mirador, a small patch of native vegetation is preserved that continues being relicto for species.

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View from the Mirador Cerro de San Juan the valley of Gunsmith.

Panorama of the town of Falan from the viewpoint of San Juan Hill.

Autora: Yenly Astrd Moreno C.

Falan

Gentilicio: FALANENSE

Other names that have received the town: SANTA ANA DE LAS LAJAS, ROSARIO DE LAS LAJAS. SANTA ANA

Date the foundation: 03 of September 1749

Name the founders: Juan Cano, Juan Camargo y Juan Torres de Holmos

A small town in Tolima, hidden among lush nature, and adorned by mountains from where can you  see  the Magdalena river valley. A trip of two hours by highway from Ibagué, via Mariquitá, it will lead it to this magical place.

The Municipality of Falan is located to the north of the Department of the Tolima, it is conformed by the urban helmet, a small center town call Frias and 35 sidewalks. Population belongs approximately to 9102 inhabitants, her temperature oscillates between the 18° and 27° centigrade degrees, it belongs to easy access and its cordial and kind people. Their economy is based on the cultivation of coffee, also sowing of yucca and platano. Annually they already carry out traditional employer parties, July 16 where it is shown the kindness, creativity and the spirit that it characterizes their people.

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Autora : Yenly Astrid Moreno Cardenas