Characters that have left their history in the

municipality of Chaparral, and Colombia

 JOSÉ MARÍA MELO, President of le Republic in 1854;

 MANUEL MURILLO TORO,

He was twice President of the Republic, 1864-
1866 and 1872 to1874

 DARÍO ECHANDÍA,
He was President of Colombia, Ambassador to the Holy See, 
Minister of education, Government and Governor of Tolima,

 ALFONSO REYES ECHANDÍA: 

He was University Professor, Deputy Minister of
Justice, President of the Supreme Court of Justice
and martyr of the Holocaust of November 6, 1985
in Bogotá

 ALFONSO GÓMEZ MÉNDEZ, He was Prosecutor

and Attorney General, Minister of Justice,

 EUGENIO CASTILLA, it was

lawyer President of the State of Tolima, and Secretary of 
theNational Treasurer
Economy _Chaparral is a municipality primarily for
agricultural, but also exalts its activity in trade and
services. Its main economic activity is the coffee, but
also highlights the livestock production, sugar cane,
banana, cassava, beans, avocado, guanabana, among
other products.

In tourism

In the town centre visitors can find tourist sites

 Casa Dario Echandía which operates Chamber of

Commerce southern and East of Tolima

 The tourist can enjoy typical dishes of the region

such as the tamal and the lechona tolimense,
oatmeal, and waffles, sausage and other typical
dishes, in the Market Square

 IN THE RURAL SECTOR, THERE ARE

DIFFERENT TOURIST PLACES