Girardot "city of the acacias". Welcome to web site
Girardot is a warm earth, with kind people that is to the cundinamarca south, fair in limits with the department of Tolima. From capital Sante Fé of Bogotá, we can spend two and a half hours in automobile. Journey in the one which, we can enjoy the view of green landscapes to the outskirts of Bogotá and other a little more fence to girardot like the Devil's Nose between Boqueron and Melgar. Also, a climate that changes cold to warm in less than 1 hour.
Our purpose when creating this place web is that people know the city of Girardot and they come to visit her. They will be able to acquire a good suntan, since the city almost always has a burning sun, still in winter season; since it rains, and two or three hours then, the sun is of turn.
General Information
History:
Formerly the region where Girardot is,
it was populated by the Indian panches.
In a principle it was called: "Villa of the chivatera" "Step of the
canoes" montero Port. It was founded the day 9 in October of 1852, in
lands donated by Ramón Bueno and José Triana. Their progress owed
himself to that was a fluvial important port when the river Magdalena...More information
The tradition
Festivals and National reign of tourism
Girardot is known by the annual realization of the Tourist Festival and Reign of Beauty, which takes place in October. The city this full with tourists and there are many activities to carry out for that time... More information
Tourist Attractions
The attractions for the visitors in Girardot are: the tourist train, ship Florentine Ariza, bridge of railroad, bridge Ospina Perez, mirador High of the Roses, etc... More information
Places for the tourism.
The places of tourist interest in Girardot are: the river Magdalena the biggest in Colombia, the Tourist Pier where they are ships and boats to make walks for the river, the Bridge of the railroad a long and high bridge from where part of the city is observed and you feel some vertigo when walking in the, the Hill of Arbolito to where ecological walks can be made, the Mirador of the High one of The Roses another view of the river Magdalena, Mirador The House of the Wind from where you will be able to observe all Girardot etc...More information
Night life
Here you will find recreation places where can have a good time healthily with the family and friends. As a result of the construction of the freeway Bogotá-Girardot, many investors are building recreation places, pools, places of fun, and modern bars with air conditioning and other outdoors in the terraces of commercial centers.More information