San Pedro, Valle del Cauca

Sevilla valle
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of San Pedro, Valle del Cauca in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Valle del Cauca Department
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

San Pedro (Spanish pronunciation: [sam ˈpeðɾo]) is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Founded by Jorge de Herrera y Gaitán in 1797, its first inhabitants were Indians called Chancos, who fought against the forces sent by Belarcarzal until well into the early eighteen hundreds. Tulua Amerindians, who practiced ritual canibalism. San Pedro became famous for their fine musicians and composers. Like any other South American town, San Pedro became Catholic from the very beginning. Nowadays, it is famous also for its billiard cues. Around June 28, which is their saint's celebration, Sanpedrenos celebrate also their annual fair, that usually invites local and foreign musical bands. There is a local pageant to elect their annual Senorita San Pedro.

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Municipalities in the Valle del Cauca Department
Alcalá Andalucía Ansermanuevo Argelia Bolívar Buenaventura Buga Bugalagrande Caicedonia Cali Calima Candelaria Cartago Dagua El Aguila El Cairo El Cerrito El Dovio Florida Ginebra Guacarí Jamundí La Cumbre La Unión La Victoria Obando Palmira Pradera Restrepo Riofrío Roldanillo San Pedro Sevilla Toro Trujillo Tuluá Ulloa Versalles Vijes Yotoco Yumbo Zarzal

Coordinates: 4°00′00″N 76°13′45″W / 4°N 76.2292°W / 4; -76.2292