City (pop., 1999 est.: 393,664), central Colombia.
It is located on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central of the Andes Mountains . Founded in 1550 on the site of an Indian village, it was moved to its present location for protection from Indian attacks. It was the nation's capital briefly in 1854. Its location on a road linking the cities of Armenia and Bogotá has made it a busy commercial centre. It is the seat of Tolima University.