class="apple-converted-space"> , with a population of 12,181
inhabitants, approximately. It is
located north of the department, 52 kilometers from the provincial capital, Manizales. People of conservative customs,
healthy regarding violence experienced in various regions of the country,
performs biennially Cabuya Festival, held in honor of the cultivation of sisal
twine which is extracted. Municipality
very commercial because it is geographically located in front of the
surrounding villages, their inhabitants has good skill to trade. It is regarded as a haven of peace