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Santa Elena is a Colombian township belonging to the municipality of El Cerrito, in the department of Valle del Cauca. It is known for its tourism and scenic value, and for the location of heritage properties within this township, such as Hacienda El Paraíso and Hacienda Pie de Chinche. The township of Santa Elena borders the municipality of Ginebra to the north, the township of El Placer to the south, the townships of El Pomo and El Castillo to the east, and the municipal seat of El Cerrito to the west. The territory of Santa Elena is located on the right bank of the Cauca River, flat in its area near the river valley and mountainous in the eastern region. It lies between the Amaime and Zabaletas rivers, has an average altitude of 1,100 meters above sea level, an average temperature of 22°C, and an area of approximately 24 km². Santa Elena is located approximately 37 km from the city of Cali, 13 km from Palmira, 30 km from Buga, 30 km from Guacarí, 15 km from Ginebra, 157 km from Roldanillo, 107 km from La Unión, 126 km from Popayán, 156 km from Pereira, 152 km from Armenia, and 7 km from its municipality of El Cerrito. The municipality of Santa Elena is recognized at the departmental and national levels for being home to the "El Paraíso" hacienda, where Jorge Isaacs wrote his romantic novel "María" and which was also the place where the author himself lived. The "Pie de Chinche" hacienda is famous for being the site of some of the oldest sugar mills for processing and extracting sugarcane honey. The "Tomb of María" is located in the Central Catholic Cemetery, a memorial to the work that made the town famous. There is also the "Choza de Chuchú" house museum, a place that dates back to approximately 1910 thanks to Walter Belalcázar, who managed to recreate representative places of the town in his home, such as the first barbershop, the first store, the bar, and the movie theater, so that each space conveys the essence of the era thanks to its antique artifacts. Electricity is provided through the National Electric Interconnection Service. Regarding public lighting, reports from the community indicate that it is very poor.

El Castillo is a village in the municipality of El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca, at an altitude of 1,432 meters. El Castillo is located near the town of La Honda, as well as the Casa Museo Hacienda El Paraiso, and is also very close to Santa Elena.

In the photo you can see the Lunar Pyramid located in Vda Chontaduro, located on the road to La Buitrera and the Nirvana Natural Reserve

Sector of recreational farms and country restaurants

town in Palmira, Valle del Cauca and has an elevation of 1054 meters. Aguaclara is located near Chontaduro and La Buitrera.

It is a Colombian municipality in the department of Valle del Cauca in Colombia; located in the southern region of the department. It is known as La Villa de las Palmas. It is located on the eastern bank of the Cauca River, it is part of the Cali Metropolitan Area and is also the center of large sugar mills, constituting one of the most important commercial, industrial and agricultural centers of Valle del Cauca.4 The city is located 26 km from the urban area of ​​Cali, the capital. Palmira is the headquarters of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), the most important in Colombia and South America, where development research is carried out on agricultural production throughout the country, in the variety of cassava, beans, sugar cane and palm. It is also known as the "Agricultural Capital of Colombia".

a town in Palmira, Valle del Cauca and has an elevation of 1,029 meters. Amaime is situated nearby to the town of El Placer and LA PAMPA.

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