BUGA “RELIGIOUS TOURISM”

BY:

EDNA JUDITH BOTELLO RUIZ COD: 2007270961

LUÍS CARLOS DE JESÚS BRAVO QUINTERO

COD: 2007270769

SURCOLOMBIANA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF EDUCATION DEGREE IN EDUCATION WITH EMPHASIS ON BASIC

HUMANITY, FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ENGLISH THIRD SEMESTER

2009

BUGA “RELIGIOUS TOURISM”

BY:

EDNA JUDITH BOTELLO RUIZ COD: 2007270961

LUÍS CARLOS DE JESÚS BRAVO QUINTERO

COD: 2007270769

PRESENTED TO: LIC. MARCO TULIO ARTUNDUAGA

SURCOLOMBIANA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF EDUCATION DEGREE IN EDUCATION WITH EMPHASIS ON BASIC

HUMANITY, FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ENGLISH THIRD SEMESTER

2009

INTRODUCTION

Our project looks for identifying characters about Buga,

religious spot for excellence. How did we do our

project?

First of all, we decided to choose it because of its

mystery and history, unknown by many people. Buga

represents a useful religious center for Catholics

around the world.

Buga has god several attractions for tourists. For

instance you can enjoy: its streets and colonial

buildings, hotels, interesting parks for children.

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

Show Buga as a pretty tourist and religious center

which invites to peregrins the spiritual rest.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

To show an important touristic place: Buga

Know about religious historic related with “The Lord

Miracles”

Invite many people to visit this beautiful and historic

city.

About Buga Buga founded in 1555 by Gildardo Gil de Estupiñan

and called “Ciudad Señora” due to its innate distinction

and to the value reached by the tradition here.

Buga is an intellectual center with beautiful colony

centers, such as the SAN PEDRO CATHEDRAL

(1573) with its green altar adorned with 18 k. gold.

The San Francisco Church (XVII century); The

ERMITA TOWER (1830) and Basilica del Señor de los

Milagros, where its image is venerated and which is

said to be appeared.

Every seven years when people from the whole Latin

America arrive to Buga.

Also is very visited during the holy week. In Buga you

find a fish breeding station an in the close Sonso

Lagoon you can practice nautic sport and fishing, while

you watch the aquatic migratory birds to fly.

THE LORD OF THE MIRACLES

History

At about 1560 or 1570, a little Indian wished to get a crucifix

for her poor hut.

She was informated which it was necessary to collect

seventy reals, in that epoch: seventy reals was appreciated

quantity for an Indian: such as was her job, but she noticed

that a neighbood was threatened by a thief.

That good woman, for leaving in peace the man gave the

man all his money. She continued to wash clothes near

Guadalajara Rivers, which crosses the city nowadays. A

lucky day, she saw an odd object made of wood; she took it

and carried it home.

The little woman heard strange noises, they came from a side

it was on left the Christ. She approached and noticed the

crucifix had grown up and the box was destroyed absolutely

then again, people started venerating the image. The hut

became a santuary. This old legend represents prehistory the

lord of the miracles, an authentic religious page lived by a

simple woman.

History confirms us that the old image is with relationed to

Buga from its beginning a chapel was built on field by one

of its founders, Rodrigo Diaz de Fuenmayor. Unfortunately,

the image was damaged because some peregrins took splints

from crucifix.

When an eclesiastic visitor saw the object, he ordered to

burn it because there was no devotion. In 1655; Doña Luisa

de la Espada also testified it. She affirmed that image was

not burnt, so the image produced sweat. Many people were

thanked by the image in several occasions.

In September and October, 1757, the bishop of Popayan,

Diego Del Corro ordered to recolest whatever document

founded in Popayan. His intention was to carry to Lima for

Acquisition Tribunal.

In 1783 the director of the seminar, in Popayan sent

document to Rome ordered by the bishop. The Pope Pio VI

answered it through 22 “perpetuous short”, which he gave

enough indulgences to the peregrines. The copy stands as

clerical documents.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Original name: Guadalajara de Buga.

Altitude: of 969 m.s.n.m (meters above sea level)

Temperature: 23º C

Extension: 832 Km2

Population:114.439 persons approximately

Distance: 7.31 Km from Cali.

Foundation year: 1555

Founder: Giraldo Gil de Estupiñan

Town from: 1884

Geographic features: it has got a plane region in the

north and another one in the east.

Principal river: Cauca, Guadalajara, Loro, Sonso, Tulúa

Principal economic activity: cattle, Industry, agriculture,

trade

Principal product: cotton, coffee, potatoes, sugar,

platano, soybean, barley.

Churches: San Pedro, San Francisco, Santa Barbara,

San Antonio, Divino Niño.

Principal Schools: Liceo de los Andes, Liceo Jesús

Bertin, La Enseñanza, las Marianas, El Académico, San

Vicente de Paul. Etc.

Events: International Festibuga (august), Fair of

agricultural exhibition.(July)

Traditional food: Sancocho de Gallina, Arroz atollado,

tamal valluno, manjar blanco, y dulces de frutas.

Hotels: Guadalajara Hotel, House of peregrine hotel,

Condado plaza hotel, etc.

WHY TO VISIT TO BUGA?

It’s a wonderful city with gentle people and good

costums.

It’s has got a great basilic which represents a tradition.

It’s healing masses let the tourist a true rest for body and

mind.

There are many hotels and places near the temple

You can also visit “el museo del milagroso”, over there

where you can find objects and complete history. Many

people have left chairs, t-shirt, pants among, others, it

represents the result of many received favors.

The lord of the miracles museums offers traditional

objects and historical images for all tourists.

PHOTOS