Place:Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

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NameTuluá
Alt namesTuluásource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Villa de Jerezsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) XII, 34
TypeCity
Coordinates4.083°N 76.2°W
Located inValle del Cauca, Colombia     (1500 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Tuluá, 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—Buenaventura and Palmira. Founded around 1741 by Juan de Lemos y Aguirre, it has a population of approximately 220,000. 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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