Puerto Asís

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official_name = Puerto Asís
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map_caption = Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Asís in the Putumayo Department.
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subdivision_name = Putumayo Department
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Mauro Toro
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website = [http://www.puertoasis.gov.co/ Government of Puerto Asis official website]
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Puerto Asís is a Colombian municipality in the department of the Putumayo. It is located on the left margen of the Putumayo river, some kilometres downstream from the river mouth of the river Guamúez, to 75 km by road to the south of (Cardinal) Mocoa, is the municipality of major population of the department with near 70.000 h.

History

Puerto Asís was founded on May 03, 1912 by the religious missionary Capuchins, the father Estanislao de las Cortes and the brother Hidelfonso de Tulcán. The population took the name of the mother land of San Francisco (Italy), and as spiritual father of You Seize the saint. In order to reaffirm the sovereignty of Colombia in these territories harassed permanently by Peru. The government installed in the region special programs, which gave great impulse to the people (village).

The April, 1914 the people (village) tape-worm already 50 you marry inhabited and mas of 200 men without count the children, the women and the Indians. The Poblacion continued progressing uninterrupted. The mission founded one of his big boarding schools for education of the aborigens and the children of the colonists. The same year of The Franciscan Sisters took charge of the education in the people(village).

From the 3rd to 7th of January Carnival are held by blacks and whites. On January 3 Regatta takes place by the Putumayo River where people are cast in the Putumayo river tyres, this being a major tourist attraction so well that it has been proposed in the register as a Guinness Record as many people in tyres by a Putumayo river.

Culture

On January 4 is aimed at the carnival as the day multicolored; 5 is the day of blacks; 6 is the day of whites and carnivals are closed as is typical with the coronation of the carnival queen 7 January.

In addition Celebrate the birthday of its founding on May 3. Where is the meeting of colonies and cultural and sports events organized by the municipal administration.

Puerto Asis fair has livestock and which has historically been recognized as town rancher. These are made fair in August and has horseback riding, livestock exhibition of the best estates department (Putumayo) and logically the reign of livestock.

External links

*es icon [http://www.puertoasis.gov.co/ Government of Puerto Asis official website]
*es icon [http://siatac.siac.net.co Enviromental information of amazon colombian]