Ambalema is a municipality of Tolima, department of Colombia. With 8.700 population. It is located on the western bank of the Magdalena River, at an altitude of 250 meters. In its urban area there is presence of Spanish colonial architecture with a warm climate, neocolonial and republican from the 19th century, as well neighborhoods with traditional artisanal fishing, it also has a remodeled 19th century train station, a boardwalk, a port on the Magdalena River and a wide area of plains and tropical forest, as well as fields of cultivation, with an average temperature of 29 ° and a long season without rains. and sunny and clear weather. The urban area is connected by road 5 hours from Bogotá D.C. and 3 hours from Ibague, the capital of Tolima. It has lodging and food facilities, public services, a category 2 hospital and other requirements that have allowed it to be the setting for Colombian and international films and television series on several occasions. Ambalema is a city with architectural heritage that is part of the Mutis route and the heritage triangle of northern Tolima, so there are certain requirements in the filming processes, for the care of said architecture.

It does not have an airport, but it does have a helicopter landing zone. The local administration grants the pertinent procedures for recording in public or interesting spaces, there are many houses that can be locations, but they are privately managed properties.

COORDINATES: 4°46′54″N 74°45′50″O

TIME OF SUNRISE: 5:00 A.M

TIME THAT THE SUN HIDES: 6:00 P.M

AVERAGE WEATHER: WARM, TROPICAL, CLEAR SKY, DRY SEASON MOST OF THE YEAR.

ENVIRONMENT SENSATION: WET

AVERAGE WEATHER: 29°

WIND: STRONG IN THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST.

ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE: GOOD.

WATER SERVICE: GOOD, TREATED WATER.

SANITARY SERVICE: GOOD.

PUBLIC SAFETY: POLICE STATION (09 AGENTS)

PRESENCE OF THE ARMY: THERE ARE NO MILITARY BASES

PRIVATE SECURITY: THERE ARE NO COMPANIES IN THE REGION.

PERCEPTION OF SECURITY: ACCEPTABLE.

MEDICAL SERVICE: HOSPITAL CATEGORY 02, AMBULANCE SERVICE, DENTISTRY AND DRUG STORES.

SUPPLY STORES: PRESENCE OF LOCAL BUSINESSES, NATIONAL CHAINS AND SUPPLY SQUARE.

LODGING: LODGING BETWEEN $8 DOLLARS AND $32 DOLLARS PER DAY PER PERSON. ACCEPTABLE.

GASTRONOMIC OFFER: WIDE, BUT ONLY LOCAL AND NATIONAL, THERE IS NO INTERNATIONAL FOOD OFFER.

DISH COSTS: BETWEEN $3 DOLLARS AND $8 DOLLARS

ROAD ACCESS: ROAD IN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION.

INTERMUNICIPAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES: RAPIDO TOLIMA, FLOTA SANTA FÉ.

FREQUENCY OF INTERMUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE: REGULAR.