Mariquita, Tolima (col)

Mariquita, Tolima

Mariquita, Tolima ranks 7,762nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Strzelce Opolskie, Thury-Harcourt, and Carolina, Puerto Rico. Memorable people born in Mariquita, Tolima include Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, and Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela. Memorable people who died in Mariquita, Tolima include Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Mariquita, Tolima has been the birth place of many politicians and the death place of many explorers. Mariquita, Tolima is located in Colombia.

San Sebastián de Mariquita is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia, about 150 km (93 mi) northwest of Bogotá. This town and municipality contains several important Spanish settlements that were located here due to its vicinity to the Magdalena River. Today, Mariquita is frequented by tourists from the capital visiting attractions like the Medina Waterfalls and the mint. The Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada died there and is buried in the Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá. Today it is home to large hotels and haciendas, among them Villa de los Caballeros. Read more on Wikipedia