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Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Panorámica de Tuluá desde la cordillera Occidental
Fotografía del Río Tuluá tomada desde uno de los muchos puentes de esta ciudad
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Tuluá

Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia · South America

About Tuluá

Tuluá sits on the route: 20 minutes from Andalucía.

Tuluá is in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia, with about 220,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Andalucía, about 10 km away.

Tuluá (Spanish pronunciation: [tuluˈa]), is a city located in the heart of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth-largest city after Cali—the department capital—Palmira and Buenaventura. Founded around 1741 by Juan de Lemos y Aguirre, it has a population of

Read more approximately 178,000. It is also known as the Corazón del Valle (meaning 'The Heart of Valle'), as La Villa de Céspedes ('Town of Céspedes', named after the naturalist Juan María Céspedes) and Tierra Fácil ('Easy Land' in the native language). It is well known throughout Colombia and many parts of South America as a major center of salsa dancing.

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Tuluá is in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia, about 10 km from Andalucía.

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Quick Information

Population
221,684
Continent
South America
Country
Colombia
Region
Valle del Cauca Department
Timezone
America/Bogota
Coordinates
4.0847, -76.1954

Emergency & Services

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Police
123
Ambulance
123
Fire
123
Driving side
right
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

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