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| The Calima region was a temporary home to one of the
oldest indigenous cultures of America (8,000 BC), the
Calima culture. The Calima culture is noted for the detailed
work of pottery and metalwork. Much of this work is exhibited
in the Calima Archeological Museum, located in Darien.
This culture was developed in four periods: Hunters Collectors
Society, Society Ilama, Yotoco and Sonso. |
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From the seventeenth
century to actual days, this beautiful region has
been a refuge for many pioneers whom came here in
search of gold and other minerals, then decided
to settle attracted by its natural beauty and landscapes,
making a living out of agricultural projects.
Urged
to create an urban center where they could meet
and trade their goods, the town of El Darien was
founded. So in January 1907 began the task of tearing
down forests, delimit the areas of the park and
public lots where the church and administrative
offices were built.
The town of El Darien was founded
in 1912 by settlers of Antioquia, Valle del Cauca
and Caldas.
It wasn’t until 1939 when finally through
Ordinance No. 049, the Valle del Cauca Departmental
Assembly split the territory in two municipalities,
Yotoco and Calima, designating the town of El Darien
as the town center of the region.
Calima's name is
in reference to its traditional fog, haze and mist
(Calima in native dialect) that enters the lake
by the Bravo River every evening. Besides, the peaks
of the lake’s surrounding mountains are covered
with mist almost all year.
Don Nicolas Restrepo,
one of El Darien founders, noted similarities with
some spots in the region of Darien, in the department
of Chocó, naming the town after this beautiful region.
The
Calima Lake was built the PERINI Company and opened
in 1966. The size of the reservoir is 13 kilometers
long and 1.5 kilometers wide, the area flooded in
1934 hectares. It can store a total volume of 581
million M3 of water.
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