La Cumbre, Valle del Cauca
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La Cumbre is a colombia
n town and municipality, next to Santiago de Cali
, in the Valle del Cauca Department
. Is one of the 42 little towns of the departament. It is located on a mountain of the Cordillera Occidental de los Andes, next to Yumbo
, another town and municipality.
. The most important industry in the area is agriculture and farming.
The current mayor of La Cumbre is Fanny Lozano, the first woman to be elected to this position.
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...
n town and municipality, next to Santiago de Cali
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
, in the Valle del Cauca Department
Valle del Cauca Department
Valle del Cauca is a department of Colombia. It is in the western side of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean, and it is considered one of the most important departments in the Republic of Colombia. Its capital is Santiago de Cali...
. Is one of the 42 little towns of the departament. It is located on a mountain of the Cordillera Occidental de los Andes, next to Yumbo
Yumbo
Yumbo is a small, industrial city and municipality located in western Colombia. It is located in the Valle del Cauca department, just north of Cali...
, another town and municipality.
Limits
This town has the next limits:- North: Town of RestrepoRestrepo-People:*José Manuel Restrepo, a Colombian political figure, botanist and historian*Carlos Eugenio Restrepo, a Colombian politician and lawyer*Laura Restrepo, a Colombian writer*Ximena Restrepo, Colombian athlete...
. - South: Town of YumboYumboYumbo is a small, industrial city and municipality located in western Colombia. It is located in the Valle del Cauca department, just north of Cali...
and CaliCalìCalì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
. - East: Town of VijesVijesVijes is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia....
- West: Town of DaguaDaguaDagua is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.- Corregimientos :1. Santa María2. El Salado3. El Chilcal4. Providencia5. El Danubio6. La Cascada7. La Elsa8. El Queremal9. El Limonar10. Los Alpes...
Culture and development
La Cumbre is a small town in the Valle del Cauca, known for its simplicity, lack of hustle and bustle and small-town way of life. Many day tourists from Cali travel to La Cumbre. The weather is cooler, and considered a welcome respite from the sunny and often hot weather of CaliCalì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
. The most important industry in the area is agriculture and farming.
The current mayor of La Cumbre is Fanny Lozano, the first woman to be elected to this position.