The document provides information about the town of Elías in Colombia. It details that the town has a population of 2741 inhabitants and is located 170 km from Neiva at an elevation of 20oC. The main industries are crafts using guadua reed, pottery, and basket-weaving. Major holidays are Saint Peter in June, Saint Emigdio on August 9th, and Epiphany on January 6th. The history section outlines that the town was founded in 1827 when an earthquake destroyed the original village, and over time the settlement was renamed from Las Limas to Elías in 1953 to honor its founder Manuel Elías Carvajal.

1. THE ELIENSE LAND PRESENT TO: MARCO TULIO BY: JUAN CARLOS PEÑAPOSSO INGRIDTATIANA PEÑA POSSO 9ª GRADE MARIA AUXILIADORA HIGH SCHOOL

2. General information General information Population: 2741 inhabitants National: Eliense TEMPERATURE:20o C Distance From NEIVA 170 km a.s.n.m. mts AREA 72 KM2 HANDICRAFT one works with the GUADUA, Alfareria and Cestereria HOLYDAYS Saint peter (June) and continues with Saint emigdio (August 9th) and finale mind Return feast (January 6th) Tepic food Us accompanies a Asado huilense then a Sancocho de gallina with a delicious Tamal and Chicha de maíz with Guarapo fermentado and with a delicious Masato we also find a delicious Dulce de guayab we also offer a delicious delicious Pan de trigo, Biscochos de maíz and cuajada

3. HISTORY The EliENsE land it is a beautiful and peaceful place where you can feel the nature because you can smell the flowers and hear the animal’s sounds. Elias is a town that not to many people know it and for that I want to show people that they don’t need go away to feel the peaceful of the nature because here in their own department they have a beautiful town to know and know the lovely people that live there too.

4. HISTORY OF ELIAS TOWN In 1827 an earthquake of great magnitude destroys the Timana village. This made that the priest called Manuel Elías carvajal didn’t have a place where he could celebrate the low mass. Because of this event the pries start to live in the Timana landing. At the same time the doctor José María Gruesso who is (provisor de la diocesis de Popayan) gave an oratory to pray to the lord.

5. The doctor Carvajal the February 24th 1830, request to the (Obispo Salvador Jimenez y Cobos Padilla) to set up in this place called Las Limas landing a viceparroquia to made honor to Saint Emigdio. In 1837 the town could separate to Timana and was called Las Limas landing. This town was called like that because there was a lot of this fruit Lima. Their first mayor was Miguel Saucedo. In the year 1953 in September 26th (la legislatura provincial de Neiva dispuso en su articulo unico:) the district that today is called Las Limas landing it is going to be called Elias landing due to his founder Manuel Elias Carvajal.

6. ELÍAS CRADLE OF THE CULTURE

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11. HERE PARACHUTTING is practiceD

12. The aguada SAINT MARTHA’S CHAPEL

13. Stepn of Maito

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