My Town

the weather

The average temperature of the urban area of Sonsón is 13 ° C and humidity of approximately 60 % ; in districts like San Miguel and La Danta climate exceeds 30 ° C , while in the districts of Alto sheets and Media is 22 ° C . Sonsón is the only municipality in Antioquia and Colombia that has all the thermal floors . The winds that reach urban areas generally come from the Caldas . It sonsón enjoy clean air and unpolluted .

History of Sonsón

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Sonsón Municipality was founded on Agust 4, 1800 by Don José Joaquin Ruiz Zapata, judge villager, a resident of the city Rionegro, with seventy-seven people. initially he called San Jose de Ezpeleta Sonsón in honor of patron saint San Jose and viceroy Ezpeleta.

A little history

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Fifty-one years ago the earthquake that caused serious damage to the ancient cathedral city of Sonsón granite , a situation which subsequently led to the demolition of one of the most memorable architectural pieces by Sonsoneños . In addition he collapsed part of the theater , cemetery and town hall . The earthquake occurred on Monday, July 30, 1962 , at 3:20 pm local time

Important dates

Corn Festival , August, celebration emblem of the municipality .

Feast of Our Lady of Carmen , july

Fiestas del Higo , july

Feast of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá , September 30 to October 09

Feast in honor of San José , April.

Celebrations of coffee, November

Fiestas del Aguacate , October

Tourist sites

[Museum of religious art:

Administered by the Cathedral Parish , it preserves an important collection of religious images and the history of the clergy in Sonsón .

Arqueologica room Sonsón:

Permanent exhibition of archaeological pieces that realize the ancient human occupation in the region.

The lake:

Healthy recreation site in a natural environment

Moor Sonsón:

water resource is a treasure for the world. It has been called " Laboratory Biodiversiadad " . His presence gives its name to the subregion , for the municipalities of Abejorral blanket , Nariño , Argelia and Sonsón .

recreational park the pinera:

Actrativo place 5 minutes from the town of Sonsón offering forest ecological trail , multiple courts , swimming pools, bathrooms , steam , sauna, wet area , beautiful scenery and also where we can see the building where is located the headquarters of the University of Antioquia .

foods

The main power base is corn. The arepa is the most important food because it serves as a supplement for all meals

There are different kinds of arepas : corncob corn bread , corn bread thin , round corn bread , corn bread or peeled mote corn, among others. The mush is another food product of corn , like empanadas , which are of various kinds. Sausage, the tamal, stew