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