1. 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

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 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.

12.  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.

13. 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.

14. PHOTOS