Pereira, Culture & Language by Pereira, Culture & Language

Pereira Railway Station

2019-09-27 22:13:51 UTC

With the arrival of the first locomotive in Pereira (1921), the train station was built in a simple Bahareque house that had a corridor that allowed the arrival of trains.
In the 1960s the rails were dismantle, and on May 24, 1996, the national government declared the Pereira Railway Station a National Architectural Heritage.

Lizeth Dayana Murillo Acuña

plaza victoria.

2019-09-28 16:11:25 UTC

It is the place where development the main events and parties of the city. Here there was an ancient gallery or place of market, and that in the year 2001 it began to be renewed for the candidate Martha bedoya for that this is a healthy and safe place for people.

Juan Carlos Jamioy Chindoy

Casa Ochoa - Cr7 Cll22

juan_sanchez61 — 2019-09-28 17:15:00 UTC

The Ochoa's house, recognized for be the most old house in Pereira city, for being built with clay roof tiles, eaves, wooden windows, wooden doors, for having a central patio, interior corridors and for being a two-story house.

Juan Esteban Sánchez Marín.

City Hall of Pereira

2019-09-28 17:33:59 UTC

The city hall of Pereira is building the MegaCable with the company POMA. They agreed to build this type of transportation without damaging the nature or green places. This is going to be the largest aerial cable in the country with more than 3.4km of length.

Luis Miguel Cardona Morales

Braulio Londoño Building.

2019-09-29 03:28:15 UTC

The Braulio Londoño building is an architectural heritage that is representative of the modern period of Pereira City. In this building was celebrated the first religious ceremony in commemoration for the official foundation of Pereira City. The building is the oldest in the region,and for this reason it maintenance is free.

Julian Esteban De la Torre Cruz.

Calle de la fundación.

2019-09-29 13:27:47 UTC

It is said that the first families that came from the Villa de Robledo arrived on this street with the firm purpose of founding on the ruins of the old Cartago. A village that promised to be an important area for the economic development of the region.

Jorge William Marin Bartolo.

Bolívar desnudo

2019-09-29 16:47:08 UTC

The monument was inaugurated in August 1963 on the occasion of the city's centenary.
For his elaboration, Master Arenas signed a contract in January 1955 with the mayor of Pereira Lázaro Nicholls for $300,000 Colombian pesos.
It is 14 tons in weight and was cast in bronze in the workshop of Abraham González Holguín in Mexico, and subsequently transported by boat from the port of Acapulco.

Laura Brigitte Bustamante Gutierrez

San Jose's Church

2019-09-29 17:10:12 UTC

It was built during 30 years and its design was inspired by the Catedral del Buen Pastor de San Sebastian located in Spain.
The first mass was celebrated on March 19, 1954.
The church was damaged by 2 earthquakes (The first one in 1962 and the second one in 1965) so the San Jose's church lost one tower and two saints with 5 meters tall.

Juan Pablo Espinosa Medina

Catedral Nuestra Señora de la pobreza

kelly_salazar1 — 2019-09-29 23:35:42 UTC

The cathedral began to be built in 1874 on the western side of Plaza de Bolívar, known at that time, as Victoria Square.
The Cathedral has been affected by 2 earthquakes on March 20, 1906 and the one in 1999.
Curiosity 1: The anthropologist José Vicente Rodríguez said that the Spaniards buried the men of command in the floors of the Church.
Curiosity 2: there are some people who claim that in the cathedral ossuary, they have felt paranormal activity.

Kelly Salazar

RÍO EGOYÁ

2019-09-29 23:47:04 UTC

It is a river that crosses the city at a depth of 12 meters and is about 2 meters wide and is used as a sewage collector, which is why it would not be advisable to swim in it if there was easy access to that tributary.

Diego Fernando ramirez ortiz

Gran Hotel

2019-09-29 23:57:15 UTC

It was Designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Di Zitti Barbati. This hotel was inaugurated in november 1938 with the first elevator of Pereira. the Gran hotel has sixty-six rooms and is one of main hotels of pereira.
The gran hotel has hosted important characters like Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, General Rojas Pinilla, Alberto Lleras Camargo, Cesar Gaviria and León Valencia.
Juan Daniel Quintero Cardona

Santiago Londoño Theater

2019-09-30 00:21:34 UTC

The principal cultural scene of the city has 900 chairs to host large-scale shows in Pereira; it receives its name since the doctor Santiago Londoño Londoño was one of the boosts of its construction. It is located in the Fiducentro Shopping Center (18th street with 12 corner run)

Marulanda's house

2019-09-30 00:30:48 UTC

It is one of the first buildings built in masonry in the city, dating from the 20s. The owner of the house was Mr. Aníbal Marulanda, a descendant of the founders of Pereira. It also stands out for being designed by architect Pablo de la Cruz, who built large-scale works in the country.

tatiana agudelo herrera.

Pereira's Flag

j_ospina4 — 2019-09-30 02:21:54 UTC

It's the representative flag of the Eje Cafetero, we can appreciate its colors, scarlet red, symbolizes the blood that our children spilled to found Pereira, while on its middle side is the "Frigio de la Libertad Cap".
While the yellow symbolizes the richness of its soil.

Juan Esteban Ospina Restrepo.

Pereira Lake Park

2019-09-30 19:41:57 UTC

The Lake Park was born in Pereira at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1960 he was baptized as the Park of the Bride and Groom and later it was known as the Uribe Uribe Lake Park , It's an urban park in the city of Pereira, known as cultural heritage which in late 2009 was the subject of a remodeling process due to physical deterioration, environmental, social and cultural recent years.

Luisa Fernanda Garcia Londoño

Pereira's harvest parties

leidygrodritamayo — 2019-09-30 19:42:36 UTC

It is the most important event at the department in which we have the opportunity to evoke the importance of our customs such as coffee culture and culture. In addition, we can revive the traditions,the art, and all culture.
The event was created in 1954 whose purpose was celebrate the Pereira's happy birthday.
Currently, these events have been replaced by concerts and others activities. For instance, the gastronomic festival has been replaced by gourmet events in universities as an integration, too.

LEIDY GERALDINE RODRIGUEZ TAMAYO

Masonic Pereira -free men and good manners-

jdmontoya06 — 2019-09-30 19:59:32 UTC

Pereira was a constant recipient of masonic elites of value that generated social or civic mobilization projects, which promoted imaginary cultural unity. The Masonic elite of the city sought to provide the city with a training according to the ideals of freedom.
Juan Diego Montoya Gomez