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61-614: The Vaupés Arch is a hydrographic feature in the geology of Colombia . The Vaupés Arch forms the major drainage divide in the southern extent of the Llanos region of eastern Colombia and the western slopes of the Guiana Shield in Venezuela . The Vaupés Arch is the result of an episode of tectonic uplift that occurred approximately 8 to 10 Ma. The rise of the Vaupés Arch divided the basin of

122-417: A City of Gastronomy by UNESCO , in tribute to its significant tradition of regional cooking. Typical dishes of the city are a legacy of both Spanish and indigenous cultural interaction, integrating components of local origin with fruits brought from Spain . The National Gastronomy Congress of Popayán has been held each September since 2003, and in 2005 was recognized by UNESCO as a cultural heritage event of

183-526: A battle was fought for the independence of Colombia on January 15, 1814. According to the architect, critic and historian Germain Téllez, the facade of this church is the best example of baroque style in Colombia. In its tower is a bell donated by Don Pedro Agustín de Valencia. This temple is remarkable because of its altar decorations and the proportions of its naves and apse . In San Francisco's square stands

244-474: A collection of hundred of selected books, diplomas, medals and awards that Master Valencia received for his distinguished political life and for its fine literary and poetic compositions. In the park located across the street it stands the statue of the poet, made by the Spanish sculptor Victorio Macho. It has too a family cemetery where the remains of several generations of Valencia are resting. The museum depends on

305-511: A cross of quarry stone of 1789, which are attributed to many legends. The original church was completely replaced by a new structure after the earthquake of 1983. This house displays a very interesting collection of colonial art and precious memories of the Mosquera family. This house is administrated by Universidad del Cauca. It works in the house that belonged to the Mosquera Arboleda family,

366-476: A few projects currently seek to recover the old city's original look. El morro del tulcán is the main archaeological site of Popayán. It consists of a truncated pyramid built between 500 and 1600 A.C., a period known as late chiefdom societies. To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the city's founding, a monument was erected in 1937 in honor of city founder Sebastián de Belalcázar , with an equestrian statue by Spanish artist Victorio Macho . Better known as

427-518: A monument to local hero Camilo Torres , whose replica is located in the square of the Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé in Bogotá . Late Neogranadino Baroque work, designed by the Spanish architect Antonio Garcia. It has excellent examples of architectures, metal works, and furniture from Quito and Spain schools. His pulpit was designed in the first half of the nineteenth century by an illustrious son of

488-404: A recognized family in the history of Colombia, whose members occupied the highest positions of political power, ecclesiastical, military and diplomatic, simultaneously during much of the nineteenth century. The most important were: Joaquín Mosquera , Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera , Manuel José Mosquera and Manuel Maria Mosquera. The father of them all, Jose Maria Mosquera y Figueroa, was considered by

549-645: Is flatter than the other two regions, this area is covered by dense jungle and makes up most of the Amazon Region of Colombia . The Andean Region of Colombia is the other emerged area of the two areas that compose the geology of Colombia. This area originated after a complex geological development that started in the Paleozoic era when the Nazca Plate collapsed with the South American Plate pushing it under

610-469: Is located here, so Popayán is also known as the "University City". Nearby is Puracé National Natural Park . The nearest large city is Cali , in the Valle del Cauca Department , north of Cauca. Much of the city's original splendor was destroyed on 31 March 1983, when an earthquake toppled many buildings. Though many were rebuilt and repaired, the heart of the city still has ruins and empty lots. In 2005, Popayán

671-730: Is represented in the city by the Bolivar Cultural Center, which shows independent films. There is also a theater, the Royal Films multiplex in the Campanario Mall, which has four modern 3D digital cinema screens, and a new theater, Cine Colombia multiplex in the Terra plaza Mall (the newest in the city) In addition there are several film clubs, many of them located within the University of Cauca . The Cineclub La Tuátara runs every Wednesday in

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732-479: Is the street because its road is made of stones, like old roads in Popayán. Originally it was a straw hut, but in 1609 it was opened a second cathedral of mud and masonry. The current construction was consecrated in 1906 by Archbishop Manuel Antonio Arboleda, who brings it a magnificent European pipe organ . Its style is the neoclassical , and much of the building was restored because of the earthquake of 1983, including

793-505: Is well known for its colonial architecture and its contributions to Colombian cultural and political life. It is also known as the "white city" due to the color of most of the colonial buildings in the city center, where several churches are located, such as San Francisco, San José, Belén, Santo Domingo, San Agustín, and the Catedral Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción , known locally as "La Catedral". The city's cathedral

854-467: The Caribbean Plate and the Nazca Plate . As in the rest of South America, a combination of external and internal tectonic, volcanic, and glacial forces over the eons formed Colombia's present-day geology. Island-like outcrops of metamorphic rocks in the eastern Llanos are visible remnants of Precambrian times. During the 289-million-year-long Paleozoic Era , which began 539 million years ago,

915-599: The Caribbean Plate that created volcanic islands off the Pacific coast off Colombia and the isthmus of Panama . The Colombian Massif , near the border with Ecuador formed and split into three mountain ranges: Cordillera Central (central mountain range), Cordillera Oriental (Eastern mountain range) and the Cordillera Occidental (Western mountain range), each product of three different formation processes and divided from one another by valleys. The Cordillera Oriental

976-533: The Cordillera Occidental . The three cordilleras began to take shape 12 million years ago. The Cordillera Occidental and the Cordillera Central form the western and eastern sides of a massive crystalline arch, which extends from the Caribbean lowlands to the southern border of Ecuador. The Cordillera Oriental, however, is composed of folded stratified rocks overlying a crystalline core. Tectonic movement of

1037-566: The Gospels , relating the Passion, crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ . Each representation is called a " Paso ". Since the time of the conquest the pasos have been carried through the streets on the shoulders of the traditional 'cargueros' in a route shaped like a cross, which takes in the main churches and temples of the city. Since 2009 the Popayán Holy Week processions have been inscribed in

1098-608: The Jurassic Period , which ended with great igneous activity. During the Cretaceous Period , the sea to the east of the Cordillera Central extended to Putumayo region in the south, while subterranean volcanic activity continued to the west of the Cordillera Central. During the Cenozoic Era , which began about 66 million years ago, the seas withdrew from most of Colombia's territory, and enormous granite masses formed along

1159-572: The Orinoco River , Vaupés River , Caquetá River , Putumayo River and Apaporis River . This Llanos region is also divided into three subregions; The northern area characterized by its wavy plains similar to a savanna and located between the Andes mountain range and the Guiana Shield formed during the Tertiary mostly covered with sand and clay, while the rivers contributed with sedimentary elements from

1220-640: The Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea covering a total area of 828,660 km and the second is the emerged land which is formed by the Andes mountain range and the Llanos plains that are shared with Venezuela and cover an area of some 1'143,748 km . In the emerged zone the region is washed by numerous rivers that include the Meta , Vichada and the Inirida rivers which contribute to other major rivers like

1281-573: The UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists . During Holy Week, Popayán is also home to the Festival de Música Religiosa (Religious Music Festival), begun in the 1960s by Edmundo Mosquera Troya . This festival presents choirs, soloists and artists from around the world, specialists in sacred music. It is also the tradition at this time of the year to hold art and craft fairs selling handicrafts and commercial products. One of

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1342-424: The University of Cauca . It offers an exhibition of animals, like insects, butterflies and birds native to the region, and a collection of pre-Columbian pottery. Popayán is widely known for the solemnity of its Holy Week processions , during which it commemorates the passion and death of Jesus Christ . Since roughly the mid-sixteenth century - documents in the historical archives of Popayán mention processions in

1403-495: The chirimía , that is made up of flutes (transverse cane), guacharacas, drums, castrueras and triángulos, making its appearance in the traditional celebrations of Popayán, especially at Christmas time and at the end of the year. On the plateau of Popayán, groups of farmers play stringed instruments, composed of three guitars and maracas which have incorporated into their repertoire paseos, merengues , pasillos and boleros in vocal and instrumental form. Popayán has been declared

1464-716: The Amazon from the headwaters of the Orinoco for the first time. Much of the Arch is now buried under thick sediments washed from the Andes. Shifting meanders of the area's numerous waterways have spread these sediments evenly over the flat alluvial plain, which has very little relief. In modern times the Casiquiare canal , to the south of the Arch, reconnects the two headwater basins, the Upper Orinoco and

1525-703: The Andes during the Quaternary . The second region is located in the central area of the Llanos with a more wavy topography and formations elevated like the Alto del Vaupés or the Serranía de la Macarena mountain range, isolated in the middle of the plains and towards the Guyana Shield . The southern area is made up by most of the Putumayo and Amazon River basins, while the topography

1586-638: The Comfacauca Institute of Technology auditorium (opened 2001), which has established itself as a cultural space for the city. A very important innovation is the program of the Radio Universidad del Cauca station 104.1 fm, 'Cinema Radio', on air Saturdays at noon, in which are created thematic cycles. They present news about cinema, 'the seventh art', and also discuss the history of film and audiovisual language. Talking about cinematographic production, there are some people who are working to strengthen

1647-557: The Liberator Simón Bolívar as the only person he would choose as a second parent. The old residence of the Arboleda family, was built in the eighteenth century based on plans of the priest Andres Perez Marcelino Arroyo, and it was acquired by the city in 1974 and renovated for its current use in 1979. Their collections are extraordinary examples of religious art, silverware, pictures of the so-called Quito School and paintings of

1708-539: The Oral and Intangible Patrimony of Humanity. The word Popayán comes from an indigenous language. There are different theories about the origin of this word, one claims it means: Po : "Two"; pa : "reed"; yan : "village", or; "Two villages with reed roofs". Another theory says that the word Popayán comes from the name of the indigenous cacique , called Payán , who used to live around Eme Hill, nowadays known as Las Tres Cruces Hill. Yet another theory says that according to

1769-639: The Paraninfo, this imposing mid-18th-century building was part of the Dominican order monastery until 1826. It was first built with a mud and straw roof, then reinforced over the years with rammed earth and tile. In 1827 Simón Bolivar declared it a property with historic heritage value, when it was already a two steps hose in front of the Santo Domingo plaza. The last great governor of Cauca , Don Miguel de Arroyo Hurtado, made more renovations and reforms that gave it

1830-523: The Plazoleta de las Nieves in Bogotá . Leafy trees were planted at this time. In May 2007 a proposal by architect Lorenzo Castro aimed to expand the pedestrian zone around the park, and in April 2009 the first phase of the work began. The university gathers students from around the country. It was founded in 1827 by decree of General Francisco de Paula Santander . Its motto is Posteris Lumen Moriturus Edat . Since

1891-459: The Richter magnitude scale, the largest in northwestern South America since 1942; another on November 15, 2004, with a magnitude of 6.7; and one on September 10, 2007, measuring 6.8. Although construction standards are high for new buildings in the main cities, smaller cities and rural zones are particularly vulnerable to earthquakes. Colombia is formed by two great territorial zones, one submerged in

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1952-661: The United Nations creative network. The Congress is organized by the Gastronomic Corporation of Popayán, which has presented seven events which have also featured the participation of various countries as special guests: Peru , Brazil , Spain , Chile , Mexico , Italy and France . Christmas Eve plate or dish is very special. Its content is the most complete of Colombia and consists of hojaldra  [ es ] , rosquillas, manjar blanco , dulce cortado, natillas and fig syrups, among others. Traditional cinema

2013-534: The Upper Rio Negro , a major Amazon tributary. This geology article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Geology of Colombia Geology of Colombia refers to the geological composition of the Republic of Colombia that determines its geography . Most of the emerged territory of Colombia covers vast areas within the South American Plate , whereas much submerged territory lies within

2074-405: The action of two lead weights which were changed by Antonio Nariño in the Colombia independence dispute in 1814, when metal was required to manufacture ammunition. After the earthquake of 1983, the clock was restored and put back in operation by the same English company that had manufactured it, but it has since stopped working. This bridge connects the central and northern zones of the city. It

2135-541: The beginning of the twentieth century, the main headquarters have been in the Dominican Order cloister, one of the best examples of religious architecture in the city. Called "the nose of Popayán" by Guillermo Valencia , the clock tower is a well-known symbol of the city. It was built next to the cathedral between 1673 and 1682 with 96,000 bricks. The clock, made in England , was placed in 1737. Its mechanism operated by

2196-564: The beginning of the year, from January 5 to 13. These fiestas celebrate the spirit of racial diversity in the country, in the same way as the Carnival of Blacks and Whites , which takes place in the same week, in Pasto , which originally initiated in Popayán during the slavery period as a way of escaping the racial discrimination prevailing at the time. It is said that among the original performers there were good music interpreters, excelling in playing

2257-467: The city, Francisco José de Caldas . Next to this church is the faculty of Law and Political and Social Sciences of the University of Cauca , also in colonial style. Fray Jeronimo Escobar founded the convent of the Augustinians in the late seventeenth century, whose temple was destroyed in the earthquake in 1736. Then, it was reconstructed thanks to contributions from notable people of the city, but it

2318-512: The colonial period. Monstrances of the collection have such value that they are only exposed to the public for a few days during Easter . It is located in a mansion on the Próceres street, and it is dedicated to the poet Guillermo Valencia , one of the most prominent members of Modernism in Spanish literature . Its numerous rooms are decorated with valuable works of art and artistic pieces, as well as

2379-555: The cordilleras continues today, as evidenced by frequent seismic activity . Indeed, Colombia remains part of the Pacific Ring of Fire , an active seismic area that surrounds the Pacific basin . The country is located where three lithospheric plates —Nazca, Caribbean, and South American—converge, and their movement produces different types of geologic faults . Almost all of the country's many earthquakes in recent centuries have occurred in

2440-541: The first Spanish arrived. Analyses of dental samples have revealed that individuals buried there probably belonged to the upper class of their society. On 13 January 1537 the Spanish conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar arrived in Popayán. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Popayán was administered by an appointed governor under the jurisdiction of the Royal Audience of Quito , part of the Viceroyalty of Peru . Popayán

2501-546: The great dome of 40 meters high, whose restoration was made according to guidelines of the original structure designed by the local artist Adolfo Dueñas. It was built in 1702 according to the architectural guidelines of the Jesuits in the American Baroque . It has put up with some changes, for example, the most recent occurred in 1983, when much of the facade which had been covered with paint and lime for at least two centuries,

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2562-520: The historian Arcecio Aragón, the origin of the word Popayán is "Pampayán" from the Quechua language: pampa (valley) and yan (river), thus, the "valley of the river", where "river" refers to the Cauca River . No records exist of the pre-Hispanic history of the indigenous village of Popayán. The city is the home of an ancient pre-Hispanic pyramid known as El Morro del Tulcán , already abandoned when

2623-400: The most current look. When the building was given to the University of Cauca in the early twentieth century, several changes and additional extensions were made, which recovered all the original spaces. This park was born at the same time as Popayán in 1537, when the track in grid generated around religious, governmental, and founders buildings. Initially it was a marketplace. In 1538 a trap

2684-417: The most important handicrafts samples is Manos de Oro, which displays the works of artists of Colombia . Amo Jesus Nazareno of Puelenje is a Catholic devotional image located in the church of Puelenje, part of the metropolitan area of Popayán, Colombia. Amo Jesus is the patron of the parish of Puelenje. The image is a polychrome baroque wooden sculpture of Jesus Christ carved in the eighteenth century in

2745-602: The mountainous and coastal regions. Recent major earthquakes include those in Popayán on March 31, 1983, and in the nation's coffee-growing belt on January 25, 1999 ; and one on March 6, 1987, on the border with Ecuador , measuring 7.0 on the Richter magnitude scale . Recent earthquakes that struck Colombia's Pacific coast areas have included one accompanied by a tsunami in Tumaco , Nariño Department , on December 12, 1979, measuring 7.9 on

2806-614: The new Republic of Colombia after 1826. Popayán has been destroyed by several earthquakes . The most recent and destructive lasted eighteen seconds and occurred on 31 March 1983. The reconstruction of the city took more than ten years and today it is still possible to see some lots that have not been rebuilt. The first earthquake seismic design code was established in Colombia as a consequence of this earthquake. Popayán's historic downtown includes examples of baroque architecture which has been preserved for more than four centuries. The cobblestone streets were almost all paved in 1937; however,

2867-409: The new bridge was named Humilladero . For a long time this bridge was one of the main entrances to the city. The liberating armies crossed it to enter Popayán during the early stages of the struggle for Colombia independence. Its well-planned design and strong construction has allowed the bridge to remain intact through many earthquakes. This country house was built in the 17th century. On its grounds

2928-732: The northeast the volcanic metamorphic formed massif in Santander and Norte de Santander formed the Andes in Venezuela and the mountain ranges of Perijá and Motilones , between the border of Colombia and Venezuela during the Pleistocene and added sedimentary rocks during the Mesozoic. The Cordillera Central formed from the Guyana shield during the Paleozoic era with intrusions from granite and metamorphism. To

2989-588: The ocean invaded the area which is exposed in Colombia's Andean zone, as subterranean volcanic eruptions in the western part of the country spouted lava. In the Triassic Period of the 186-million-year-long Mesozoic Era , which began 252 million years ago, the sea that occupied the Andean zone separated into two parts after the Cordillera Central rose. Large layers of sedimentary rock were deposited during

3050-488: The seventh art in the municipality. Popayan has one commercial airport, Guillermo León Valencia Airport , served by Avianca and by Easyfly . The average temperature of 17.8 °C places the city in the warm-temperate zone. Popayán has a subtropical highland climate but as precipitation is high even in the driest month, Köppen defines it as Cfb (in the bordeline of the Af - equatorial climate ), without direct relation to

3111-576: The style of the Quito school . The image is processed on the Wednesday as part of the expression of popular piety celebrated in Popayán during Holy Week (see above). A festival in honour of Amo Jesus as patron of the parish is celebrated with fireworks, processions , religious ceremonies and cultural events beginning on the 15th day before the last Sunday in August each year. Popayán celebrates these festivities at

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3172-650: The west presents basic volcanic rocks from the end of the Cretaceous period and diorite intrusive rocks from the Tertiary. To the west there are metamorphic Paleozoic rocks and two major massifs in Ibagué and the Serranía de San Lucas . Another important formation is the Baudó Mountains to the west of the country.       Gómez Tapias, Jorge; Montes Ramírez, Nohora E.; Almanza Meléndez, María F.; Alcárcel Gutiérrez, Fernando A.; Madrid Montoya, César A.; Diederix, Hans (2015). Geological Map of Colombia . Servicio Geológico Colombiano . pp. 1–212 . Retrieved 2019-10-29 . Popay%C3%A1n The town

3233-432: The year 1558 - sacred processions have taken place each night from Tuesday until Holy Saturday, with ancient religious images paraded through Popayán's historical downtown streets. They are borne on wooden platforms by means of four projecting wooden "bars" at the front and four at the back. These bars rest on the shoulders of the “cargueros”, responsible for carrying the platforms. These processions represent episodes from

3294-416: Was a very important city due to its location between Lima , Quito and Cartagena . Even after the discovery of the Pacific Ocean , Popayán remained a transfer point for gold and other riches going to Cartagena on their way to Spain . Popayán also served as a colonial mine, and produced various denominations of gold escudo coins and silver reales from 1760 through 1819; it continued producing coinage for

3355-439: Was built in 1873 on arches of brick and masonry. The designs were prepared by the Italian friar Fray Serafin Barbetti and a German engineer whose mummified remains are preserved in the Archdiocesan Museum of Religious Art. The bridge crosses a fault between the city center and the El Callejón (now Bolivar) neighborhood which was previously extremely difficult to cross, requiring pedestrians to almost crawl on their knees. Accordingly,

3416-410: Was declared by the UNESCO as the first city of gastronomy because of its variety and meaning to the intangible patrimony of Colombian culture. The culinary history of the Cauca Department was chosen because it maintains traditional food preparation methods that have been passed down orally for generations. In 2009, UNESCO also declared the Semana Santa processions during Easter Week a Masterpiece of

3477-441: Was home to the Crown of the Andes , a 16th-century Marianist devotional object featuring emeralds taken from the captured Inca Emperor Atahualpa . It was sold to finance local health care institutions. Popayán has been home to seventeen Colombian presidents, as well as noted poets, painters, and composers. The University of Cauca (est. 1827), one of Colombia's oldest and most distinguished institutions of higher education,

3538-401: Was left on view. It is located on the hill of Belén, and from the chapel you can see a panoramic view of the city. To arrive to this church, it is necessary to pass through the “quingos", a road of stone steps that allow a nice climb to one of the viewpoints of the city. Since 1717 this chapel is in charge of the image of Santo Ecce Homo , patron saint of the city. Next to the church there is

3599-433: Was necessary to restore it again after the earthquake of 1983. In particular it stands out its altar carved in wood and covered in gold, its expository baroque made in silver and an image of the Lady of Sorrows . It is the oldest church in the city and sometimes it served as "Pro Tempore" Cathedral. It dates from 1546 and contains a fine altar discovered after the earthquake of 1983. The principal attraction of this church

3660-414: Was placed in the center of the park, where Jorge Robledo and Álvaro Oyón were beheaded. The trap lasted until 1766 when it was replaced by a water faucet, which remained until 1805 when a stone pile was put in its place, but it was removed too in 1910 after the inauguration of the monument to Sabio Caldas , a piece by the French sculptor Raoul Verlet , which has stood there since. A replica of it exists in

3721-405: Was the most recently formed mountain range of the three, developing by the end of the Tertiary period and consisting mostly of sedimentary elements. The formation of the Cordillera Oriental covered the continental platform with pelagic sediments with Precambrian and Paleozoic metamorphic rocks bases. The area of the Bogotá Savanna and the highland of Cundinamarca and Boyacá tableland. To

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