Santa Rosa de Cabal is a town and municipality in the
Risaralda Department
Risaralda () or "Rizaralde", is a landlocked department of Colombia. It is located in the western central region of the country and part of the Paisa Region. Its capital is Pereira.
It was divided from the department of Caldas in 1966. Risara ...
, of west central
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
, on the western slopes of the
Andean Cordillera Central.
It is a commercial and manufacturing centre for the fertile agricultural and pastoral hinterland.
Silkworms
The domestic silk moth (''Bombyx mori''), is an insect from the moth family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of ''Bombyx mandarina'', the wild silk moth. The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of a silk moth. It is an economically imp ...
are raised in the vicinity. There are silver, gold, and mercury mines nearby.
A thermal pool called "Termales" is open for visitors.
Symbols
Flag: ''Rectangle of proportions 1:2 terciated by fess white, green and white.'' Alternatively: ''On a field Argent 1:2 a fess Vert.''
Coat of arms: ''Party per pale and per chevron reduced engrailed Argent, Vert and Gules. In saltire over the first two fields, a Latin cross bendwise Gules surmounted by an axe bendwise sinister Proper, its blade upward and inward. On middle base a rose Argent barbed and seeded Or. The shield is ensigned by a three-towered mural crown Or with doors Sable. On a scroll Azure the motto 'Somos Libres' Sable.''
In Spanish: ''Escudo partido y entado en punta. Primero, campo de plata. Segundo, campo de sinople. Brochante sobre ambos campos, una cruz latina de goles y un hacha en natural, dispuestos en sautor. Tercero, en campo de gules una rosa de plata con semillas y espinas de oro. Encima una corona mural de tres torres. En listel de blau 'Somos Libres' en sable.''
External links
Commercial And Tourist Guide Santa Rosa De Cabal Santa Rosa de Cabal official website
Municipalities of Risaralda Department
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