History of Yolombo

lang="EN-US">The narrow streets of this town, even on the grounds of Central Park, to make or break market days, the environment Yolombó ebulla as if it were a permanent pilgrimage times one Easter. The municipality is warm temperature, tending to hot, which helps its people remain out of their homes and provide a constant flow of people through the town.

As you know and as historical records, were the Tahamíes who inhabited the lands of today Yolombó . Is known, the natives of this area, and unlike other ethnic groups such as the Catíos , had a gentle and peaceful nature. Some remains of its cultural wealth are still in the land of the Municipality of Yolombó without being decrypted.

"Yolombó" is a term that comes entirely from the indigenous. Don Pedro de Heredia , for other founder of the city of Cartagena de Indias , discovered in regions of Antioquia , in 1535 , a village of Indians with that very name " Yolombó ".

It is known that this town also originally called " San Lorenzo de Yolombó ", but there are no data on the exact date of its foundation. What more can be known as old legacies is that by mediating the seventeenth century and the town enjoyed great importance, as it was inhabited from other citizens by Spanish families of high rank, as was witnessed in the stories of the "Cure of Souls "Then the parish, by Dr. Matthew Castrillon .

But was gold that was grown in this district, who lived rough lives. As a local authority,Yolombó reached at the time of the conquest presence of great height and great wealth, but also a time to live then complete misery