Huila is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva..
The Magdalena River, Colombia's largest river, rises in Huila department. Some of Huila's most important towns are placed in the Magdalena River Valley.
Neiva is the Capital of Huila. It is located in the Valley of the Magdalena River in south central Colombia with a population of about 330,817 people. Due to its location nearby the equator and its low altitude, the city has a hot annual average climate with daytime temperatures ranging from 89 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
Founded by Diego de Ospina y Medinilla, it is the capital of the Colombian Huila Department. It is about a five-hours drive from the Colombian capital, Bogotá. Main universities include Universidad Surcolombiana, Antonio Nariño University, and Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia. Notable graduates include Adriana Rios, the famous Colombian gymnast.
Throughout the beautiful city a tourist might enjoy the fascinating and scattered city monuments, especially around the edges of the Magdalena River, where the local government has been drastically maintaining the recently built sanctuary meant to safeguard the Magdalena from any pollutants and human produced contamination. Around this sanctuary you will find beautiful parks and gardens usually crowded by locals and tourists who came to the growing city. The city can be reached by road travel, or by all major national airlines, coming to the Benito Salas Vargas Airport.
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