Neiva feiert ihr 414-jähriges Bestehen

Die Hauptstadt von Huila begeht heute ihr Jubiläum mit einer Reihe von bürgerlichen und kulturellen Aktivitäten, die vom Bürgermeisteramt organisiert wurden.

Das Bürgermeisteramt von Neiva unter der Leitung von Bürgermeister German Casagua Bonilla hat einen Tag voller Aktivitäten geplant, um die 414-jährige Gründung der Stadt zu würdigen. Die festgelegte Kleiderordnung ist formell in Weiß. Zu den Aktivitäten gehört eine Eucharistiefeier um 08:00 Uhr morgens in der Kolonialkirche im Zentrum, gefolgt von einem bürgerlichen und folkloristischen Umzug, der am Kongresszentrum José Eustasio Rivera beginnt. Der Umzug führt durch mehrere Straßen bis zum Parque Santander, wo um 09:00 Uhr morgens eine Blumenspende am Denkmal von Diego de Ospina y Medinilla, dem Gründer von Neiva im Jahr 1612, niedergelegt wird.

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