Tuluá (pronounced /toolu-wA/ ) is a city located in the heart of the Cauca Valley, Colombia
Valle del Cauca,
Colombia. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth largest city after
Cali, the department capital,
Buenaventura and Palmira. Founded around 1741 by Juan de Lemos y Aguirre, it has a population of approximately 200,000 inhabitants. It is also known as the
Corazón del Valle (meaning 'The Heart of Valle'), as
La Villa de Céspedes ('Town of Céspedes', named after the naturalist Juan María Céspedes) and
Tierra Fácil ('Easy Land' in the native language).