Yaguará
Yaguará | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Central square and church | |
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Yaguará (Spanish pronunciation: Neiva is 49 kilometres (30 mi) to the northeast. The Betania Reservoir is situated within the boundaries of Yaguará.[1]
Etymology
The name Yaguará is derived from the jaguar.[1]
History
In the time before the
Páez. They defended their territory against the Pijao, who came from nearby Tolima and later against the Spanish conquistadors.[1]
Modern Yaguará was founded on March 13, 1623 by Francisco Gómez Quintero, under command of the governor of Neiva Diego de Ospina y Medinilla.[1]
Paleontology
Fossils of the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) mosasaur Yaguarasaurus were found in the La Frontera Formation in Yaguará and the species was named after the town.[2]
Gallery
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Church of Yaguará -
Church by night -
Rural Yaguará -
Betania Reservoir -
Betania Reservoir Dam
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References
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