History of Ituango

eing able to establish a "Saint John of Rhodes". They say that in his old age his adventures and hardships by land Ituango , and spoke on mountains considered the most rugged known to him, and the Indians tuangos , the bravest warriors that took place during the Spanish conquest.

In 1844 , the official date of the founding of the hands of the governor of Antioquia José María Martínez Pardo , the town appears with the name of Aguada being village, township and district viceparish Sabanalarga .

In 1847 Ituango was established as a parish and district municipality emerged as the current name, from indigenous words whose meaning in Spanish is "River of Chicha".

It sits in the middle of the mountains and crossed by the river Cauca , and is a green city, one of the most mountainous of Antioquiaand large natural reserve areas. It has a great commercial activity and the presence of indigenous Catíos and characteristics of its settlement, it is common to find a rich cultural diversity. Its natural areas are abundant in wildlife such as orchids .

The national government, following the multiple forced displacement, increased coca cultivation, and because of car bombs in place on the road, the municipality included among the list of locations classified as "extreme risk zone".

Despite all this, it is currently brewing an ambitious project in energy production, which will Pescadero-Ituango.

Overview

Foundation, 1844