Yotoco is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Yotoco is a municipality of “Valle del Cauca” and i…Yotoco is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Yotoco is a municipality of “Valle del Cauca” and is located in the center subregión. It is known as the king of the winds and was founded in 1622 on the banks of the river that bears his name. Is far from Cali to about 75 km, stand as architectural and tourist references The Making Hato Viejo declared a national monument since 1996 and the Sonso Laguna. According to historians this region was inhabited by freeloaders Indians during the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors and was founded by the Spanish Captain Diego Rengifo Salazar in the year 1622, on the banks of the river that bears his name. According to legend, at that site commanded the chief Yotoco and the name Yotat means "blowgun" because the population was near the land of blowgun. On December 5, 1777 the viceparrish was erected; in 1858 it appeared as a village and in 1864 was elevated to the category of district with the name "Sucre", which was preserved until 1868. Through Decree 455 of April 24 1908 it was annexed to the municipality of Buga, then in 1912, according to Law 23 passed to the municipality of Cali. That same year it returned to belong to Buga until, finally, it was given the autonomy and became the Municipality of Yotoco.
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