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History of La Tebaida


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La Tebaida was founded by Luis Arango Cardona, born in Manizales on February 19, 1879. He was one of the first people to undertake systematic archaeological studies of the indigenous tombs (guacas) in Quindío. His research led to the publication in 1924 of his two-volume book Recuerdos de la guaquería en el Quindío, the first study of its type in Colombia.

In 1899 Arango and his brother had started a farm with an area of 6.7 km² in the south of Armenia. They named

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