Florida, Valle del Cauca
Florida (Spanish pronunciation: [floˈɾiða]) is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
Florida | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Florida in the Valle del Cauca Department. | |
  Florida Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 3°19′39″N 76°14′19″W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Valle del Cauca Department |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 58,122 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Its first inhabitants were indigenous peoples, mestizos, afro-Latinos and mulattos. 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.[1]
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.[2]
Notable people
- Jherson Vergara, footballer
- Róbinson Zapata, football player
- Juan Camilo Angulo, Football player
References
- Florida: Recuperando la Memoria Colectiva. Convenio Interinstitucional de Cooperacion y Cofinanciacion. Florida, Valle del Cauca. 2006.
- El Tiempo, Enero 15 de 2008, Farc insisten en despeje de Florida y Pradera (Valle) para hacer el acuerdo humanitario
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