Anolaima
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Anolaima ({{IPA|es|anoˈlajma}}) is a municipality and township of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is located in the providence of Tequendama at {{convert|71|km|mi|abbr=on}} West from Bogotá in between the cities of Facatativá and La Mesa.
Anolaima is known as the Fruit Capital of Colombia, its temperate climate allows an ongoing growth of all kind of fruits that are harvested from the coldest to the warmest temperatures in Colombia.
Brief history
Anolaima was first discovered by a European in 1538 - Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. The "Anolaymas" were the Indian native of the Panche Tribe. They were one of the first tribes found by the Spaniards that descended from the region of Zipacón and Bogotá savanna. Conqueror Gonzalo Jiménez de Quezada, who led the expedition, was defeated in 1538 at the Battle of Tocarema.
Tourism
The celebration of Corpus Christi (Latin for "Body of Christ") and the Peasant's Day is conducted every year around the first holiday weekend of June. Normally, it is held the first Thursday after Trinity Sunday. Its celebration on a Thursday is meant to associate it with institution by Jesus of the Eucharist during the Last Supper. In Anolaima this celebration commences usually on Friday ending it the following Monday honoring the peasants and/or farmers of the region with food, prices and trophies.
All the farmers collect the best fruits and vegetables from their farms to build huge designs or sculptures shape like animals or people-like figures made of fruits, seeds, vegetables and even life animals. The best sculpture or arch wins the best trophy that is given to the farmers the last day during "El Dia del campesino" (Peasant's day).
Every day and all day during the Corpus there are many music bands, dance groups and the best orchestra bands of salsa, merengue and vallenato of Colombia. On Sunday morning, there is a huge "procession" where all schools with their marching bands, military bands and the celebration of the Eucharist is held at the main square.
The Corpus in Anolaima was held on June 12, 13, 14 of 2010.
Born in Anolaima
- Julio Ernesto Bernal, former professional cyclist
- Daniel Camargo Barbosa, serial killer
Climate
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|location = Anolaima, elevation {{convert|1726|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1971–2000)
|Jan high C = 23.3
|Feb high C = 23.5
|Mar high C = 23.5
|Apr high C = 22.5
|May high C = 22.5
|Jun high C = 22.5
|Jul high C = 23.0
|Aug high C = 22.8
|Sep high C = 23.3
|Oct high C = 22.8
|Nov high C = 22.4
|Dec high C = 23.6
| year high C =
|Jan low C = 15.4
|Feb low C = 15.7
|Mar low C = 16.0
|Apr low C = 15.3
|May low C = 15.7
|Jun low C = 15.4
|Jul low C = 15.6
|Aug low C = 15.6
|Sep low C = 15.6
|Oct low C = 15.6
|Nov low C = 15.6
|Dec low C = 15.5
| year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 83.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 83.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 82.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 167.0
|May precipitation mm = 151.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 88.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 51.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 48.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 100.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 198.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 144.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 114.0
|year precipitation mm =
| Jan humidity = 81
| Feb humidity = 78
| Mar humidity = 79
| Apr humidity = 83
| May humidity = 81
| Jun humidity = 78
| Jul humidity = 74
| Aug humidity = 71
| Sep humidity = 70
| Oct humidity = 80
| Nov humidity = 85
| Dec humidity = 85
| year humidity =
| source 1 = FAO{{cite web
| url = https://www.fao.org/land-water/databases-and-software/climwat-for-cropwat/en/
| title = CLIMWAT climatic database
| publisher= Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations
| access-date = 27 June 2024}}
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|location = Anolaima (Florida La), elevation {{convert|1915|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 21.0
|Feb high C = 21.1
|Mar high C = 21.0
|Apr high C = 20.7
|May high C = 20.6
|Jun high C = 20.6
|Jul high C = 20.5
|Aug high C = 20.9
|Sep high C = 21.1
|Oct high C = 20.6
|Nov high C = 20.3
|Dec high C = 20.5
| year high C = 20.8
|Jan mean C = 16.9
|Feb mean C = 17.0
|Mar mean C = 17.0
|Apr mean C = 16.9
|May mean C = 17.0
|Jun mean C = 16.8
|Jul mean C = 16.7
|Aug mean C = 17.1
|Sep mean C = 17.0
|Oct mean C = 16.8
|Nov mean C = 16.7
|Dec mean C = 16.7
| year mean C = 16.9
|Jan low C = 13.1
|Feb low C = 13.4
|Mar low C = 13.6
|Apr low C = 13.9
|May low C = 13.8
|Jun low C = 13.6
|Jul low C = 13.3
|Aug low C = 13.3
|Sep low C = 13.6
|Oct low C = 13.6
|Nov low C = 13.4
|Dec low C = 13.1
| year low C = 13.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 75.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 89.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 113.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 152.0
|May precipitation mm = 123.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 54.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 44.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 61.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 103.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 172.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 149.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 90.0
|year precipitation mm = 1230.7
| Jan precipitation days = 10
| Feb precipitation days = 11
| Mar precipitation days = 14
| Apr precipitation days = 17
| May precipitation days = 16
| Jun precipitation days = 13
| Jul precipitation days = 11
| Aug precipitation days = 11
| Sep precipitation days = 13
| Oct precipitation days = 19
| Nov precipitation days = 16
| Dec precipitation days = 12
| year precipitation days = 162
| Jan humidity = 88
| Feb humidity = 89
| Mar humidity = 88
| Apr humidity = 89
| May humidity = 89
| Jun humidity = 87
| Jul humidity = 87
| Aug humidity = 85
| Sep humidity = 86
| Oct humidity = 88
| Nov humidity = 90
| Dec humidity = 89
| year humidity = 88
|Jan sun = 114.7
|Feb sun = 90.3
|Mar sun = 80.6
|Apr sun = 66.0
|May sun = 71.3
|Jun sun = 81.0
|Jul sun = 96.1
|Aug sun = 108.5
|Sep sun = 105.0
|Oct sun = 80.6
|Nov sun = 69.0
|Dec sun = 102.3
|year sun =
|Jand sun = 3.7
|Febd sun = 3.2
|Mard sun = 2.6
|Aprd sun = 2.2
|Mayd sun = 2.3
|Jund sun = 2.7
|Juld sun = 3.1
|Augd sun = 3.5
|Sepd sun = 3.5
|Octd sun = 2.6
|Novd sun = 2.3
|Decd sun = 3.3
|yeard sun =
|source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales{{cite web
|url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
|archive-date=15 August 2016
|title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010
|publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
|language=es
|access-date= 17 June 2024
|url-status=dead}}
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{{Weather box|width=auto
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|location = Anolaima (Primavera D Matima), elevation {{convert|1850|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 21.3
|Feb high C = 21.4
|Mar high C = 21.3
|Apr high C = 21.1
|May high C = 20.9
|Jun high C = 20.6
|Jul high C = 20.5
|Aug high C = 21.3
|Sep high C = 21.6
|Oct high C = 21.1
|Nov high C = 20.7
|Dec high C = 20.9
| year high C = 21.0
|Jan mean C = 17.5
|Feb mean C = 17.6
|Mar mean C = 17.5
|Apr mean C = 17.6
|May mean C = 17.6
|Jun mean C = 17.4
|Jul mean C = 17.2
|Aug mean C = 17.5
|Sep mean C = 17.7
|Oct mean C = 17.5
|Nov mean C = 17.2
|Dec mean C = 17.4
| year mean C = 17.5
|Jan low C = 13.7
|Feb low C = 14.0
|Mar low C = 14.2
|Apr low C = 14.5
|May low C = 14.5
|Jun low C = 14.2
|Jul low C = 13.8
|Aug low C = 13.8
|Sep low C = 14.1
|Oct low C = 14.1
|Nov low C = 14.1
|Dec low C = 13.8
| year low C = 14.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 56.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 70.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 107.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 113.0
|May precipitation mm = 92.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 47.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 34.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 41.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 77.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 120.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 118.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 71.9
|year precipitation mm = 913.6
| Jan precipitation days = 8
| Feb precipitation days = 11
| Mar precipitation days = 14
| Apr precipitation days = 15
| May precipitation days = 14
| Jun precipitation days = 11
| Jul precipitation days = 11
| Aug precipitation days = 10
| Sep precipitation days = 11
| Oct precipitation days = 15
| Nov precipitation days = 15
| Dec precipitation days = 11
| year precipitation days = 140
| Jan humidity = 82
| Feb humidity = 83
| Mar humidity = 84
| Apr humidity = 84
| May humidity = 84
| Jun humidity = 83
| Jul humidity = 83
| Aug humidity = 80
| Sep humidity = 81
| Oct humidity = 83
| Nov humidity = 84
| Dec humidity = 83
| year humidity = 83
|source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales{{cite web
|url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
|archive-date=15 August 2016
|title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010
|publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
|language=es
|access-date= 17 June 2024
|url-status=dead}}
}}
References
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