my first presentation of valle del cauca

1. PRESENTED BY:
SAMUEL YEPES SANCHEZ
THIRD GRADE
CLARET SCHOOL
2014 – 2015

3. The Valle del Cauca shield takes the French form in honor of the
French revolution that inspired the Independence. The shield is
divided in two quarters, where the upper one shows a green valley
with its river, Blue Mountains in the background, two palm trees
and five golden cities.

4. The Valle del Cauca flag is the principle official symbol of the Colombian
Department of Valle del Cauca and was adopted on July 26 of 1811. It is
compose by two stripes landscape of the same size, light-blue and white
colors, surrounded by a silver border that means:
light-blue: frankness, honesty, sincerity and loyalty.
White: peace, beautiful, purity.
Silver: Integrity, obedience, innocence.

6. Valle del Cauca, is a
department of
Colombia. It is in the
western side of the
country, facing the
Pacific Ocean. It is
considered one of
the most important
departments in the
Republic of
Colombia. Its capital
is Santiago de Cali.

8. The department of
Valle del Cauca is
located in the
western part of the
country. It borders
the departments of
Risaralda and
Quindío to the
north, Cauca to the
south, Tolima, and
Chocó and the
Pacific Ocean to the
west.

9. Besides Cali such cities as Buenaventura, Cartago and Tulua have great
economic, political, social and cultural influence on the department's
life. Valle del Cauca has the largest number of independent towns with
over 100,000 inhabitants in the country, counting six within its borders.