Ginebra, Home of the Mono Núñez Festival
Ginebra, this municipality belongs to the department of Valle del Cauca and is known internationally for its cuisine, especially its sancocho de gallina (hen soup), as well as for its production of Isabella grapes and for the Mono Núñez Festival. The municipality features flat and mountainous zones, with a climate that ranges from warm lowlands to páramo (high-altitude moorland). Its main economic activities are its gastronomy and agriculture, with sugarcane, coffee, rice, beans, soybean, corn, cassava, and fruit trees standing out.
Other names
Home of the Mono Núñez
Gallery of Ginebra, Home of the Mono Núñez Festival
Algunos lugares de Ginebra:
Population21,815 inhabitants
Altitude1,100 m above sea level
Local food
What you can't leave without trying
Beverages
Grape juice
Oatmeal drink (avena)
Mazamorra
Sugarcane juice (guarapo)
Lulada
Borojó juice
Champús
Masato
Dishes
Sancocho de gallina (hen soup)
Tamal valluno
Arroz atollado
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Arepa valluna
Empanadas
Aborrajado
Pandebono
Marranitas
Chontaduro (with salt and/or honey)
Green mango
Desserts and sweets
Grape and blackberry jam
Manjar blanco (milk custard)
Grape arequipe
Panela
Pumpkin/squash
Cebo
Green papaya
Citron
Figs
Cocadas
Desamargado
Champús
Tourism in Ginebra
4 ways to explore the city. Open each category for details.
Restaurants
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Viejo Juancho, El Naranjal, El Molino, Venecia, Los Guaduales, La Portada de Belén, El Jordán, El Rincón Valluno, El Condado, La Emilia, El Samán, La Ramada, Aquí es Jacinta, Copabana, El Portón de Ginebra, El Mirador, El Sauce, La Albania
Swimming spots
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Balneario Parque Chicuco, Balneario La Cascada, Balneario Santa Juana
Parish
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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Lake
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Lago de Trucha (Trout Lake)
Fairs and festivals of Ginebra
The cultural calendar that moves the city
JUN
Festival Mono Núñez
This festival is a musical competition — the country's leading contest for Andean music, bambuco, and Colombian pasillo. It has become a platform for international artists, some of whom have been nominated for and won Latin Grammy awards. The festival is held annually in the month of June.
