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JAMUNDI: OUR HOME TOWN

  Jamundí is a town and municipality located in the Departmaent of Valle del Cauca. South west from Colombia.

Jamundí is located 23 km south of Cali, the capital of the Department. The average Temperature is 25 grades Celsius.

Foundation Jamundi was founded on march of the year 1536, 4 months before Cali, by the Spanish colonizers Pedro de Añazco y Juan de Ampudia. The name come from the Cacique Xamundi, chief of the tribe that lived in this territory before the arrival of the Spanish.

Tourist Attractions

Parque De Los Cholados: Jamundi's Cholado Park is located in a plaza close to Downtown Jamundi. This park is dedicated solely to selling a popular Colombian dessert called CHOLADO.  Numerous vendors come here and set up a shop to sell this dessert. It is said that the Cholado was originally made in Jamundi and that the Cholados made here use the authentic, original recipe. Many people from neighboring Cali visit Jamundi just so they can come to Cholado Park and eat authentic Cholados. The vendors in Cholado Park  frequently also sell other desserts, such as Luladas, Snow Cones, and Fruit Salads.