IN THE DEPARTMENT OF

TOLIMA AND IN ITS CAPITAL,

IBAGUÉ, THERE IS A UNIQUE

ATMOSPHERE OF FOLKLORE,

THIS PLACE OF COLOMBIA

HAS POSITIONED LIKE NO

OTHER THE CRADLE OF

ARTISTS WHO DEDICATED TO

THEIR WORK HAVE BEEN

Colombian
ABLE TO EXPRESS THEIR

DEEPEST FEELINGS TO THE

DELIGHT

THE TOLIMAND
OF THOSE

FOR
BORN

A WHOLE
IN

Folk
COUNTRY

MULTIPLE
THAT

DIFFERENCES,
WITH

IT'S
Festival
ONE.

in the musical capital there is a

national holiday
 HISTORY FOLK
FESTIVAL

In honor of Maestro Benigno "Mono" Nuñez,

this Colombian Andean music festival was

created in 1974; initiative of Sister Aura María

Chaves rector of the Immaculate School of

Geneva (Valley), who thanks to a great love

she felt for our music decided to organize a

festival inviting a series of musicians and

performers from the region neighboring

Geneva.

Events The first festival, which was held in the school's

auditorium; declared the duet of Lucho and

Nilhem as "out of competition" and gave as

winners the tiple soloist Gustavo Adolfo

Rengifo and the singer María Eugenia

Valderrama.

-Sanjuanero dance contest.

-couples dance contest.
-tolimense dance contest for the
Since 1997, the competition pays tribute to one

disabled. of our great composers, selecting twelve of his

-traditional Bambuco dance vocal works and twelve instrumentals that are

contest.
assigned to each of the finalists with due

anticipation to make the arrangements,

-competition between schools of montages and rehearsals due, prior to their

Colombian Folk dance. presentation during the Festival.

LOCATED IN IBAGUE
-contest of departmental dance
Sanjuanero Tolimense.
Typical food

In the city of Ibagué are located

varieties of restaurants of all kinds and

tastes. The city and the department

cradle a variety of typical dishes very

famous in the country such as tamal,

lechona, achira biscuits and others.