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 image by Ivan Sache, 28 January 2009
image by Ivan Sache, 28 January 2009
"Colegio La Toscana" is located in the borough of La
Toscana, ward of Suba, in the north-westernmost part of Bogotá.
Classes started on 19 April 1996. 
The flag of the institute, as described on the website of the
institute, is horizontally divided white-dark red (lit.
"red wine"). The flag was adopted after a students'
competition.
Ivan Sache, 28 January 2009
 image by Ivan Sache, 27 February 2006
image by Ivan Sache, 27 February 2006
Colegio La Trinidad (Institución Educativa Rural La Trinidad)
is located in the village of  La Trinidad, Municipality
of Manizales, Department of Caldas. The flag of the Colegio is
horizontally divided yellow-white. Yellow represents work, effort
and commitment, whereas white represents purity. Yellow (border)
and white (field) are also the colours of the shield of the
Colegio.
Source: <www.comunidad.com.co>,
located by Valentin Poposki.
Ivan Sache, 27 February 2006
 image by Ivan Sache, 11 September 2014
image by Ivan Sache, 11 September 2014
Colegio León XIII was established in El Peñol by Municipal Agreement No. 17, 
adopted in May 1912. Unidad Educativa León XIII was established by Departmental 
Decree No. 334 of 10 March 1983, as the merger of Liceo León XIII, Escuela 
Urbana José Obed Hincapié, and Escuela Urbana Ramón María Giraldo. The institute 
is named for Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903).
The flag of the institute is a parallelogram of 1.60 m in length and 1.10 m in 
height. It has a green background and is crossed from the upper left to the 
lower right part by three stripes, each of 5 cm in 
width; the central stripe is red while the two outer stripes are yellow.
Green represents emerald, hope, abundance, and liberty. Red represents ruby and 
fire, valor, audacity, an intrepidness. Yellow represents topaz, the sun, 
wealth, force, faith, and constancy. 
Source:
http://leonxiii.jimdo.com/institucional/horizonte-institucional/bandera/ - 
Institute's website
Ivan Sache, 11 September 2014
Colegio León XIII was established in El Peñol (Antioquia Department) in May 
1912, upon request of Antonio José Díaz, parish priest since 1909. The institute 
was renamed Liceo Departamental León XIII by Ordinance No. 18 of 28 December 
1967, placing it under departmental administration although it remained property 
of the municipality. Unidad Educativa León XIII was established by Decree No. 
334 of 10 March 1983 as the merger of Liceo León XIII, Escuela José Obed 
Hincapié and Escuela Ramón María Giraldo. The institute is named for Pope Leo 
XIII (1810-1903, elected in 1878).
The flag of the institute is described in Chapter 3.2 of the institute's 
Etiquette Guidebook. The flag, of dimensions 1.10 m x 1. 60 m, is green with 
three yellow, red and yellow stripes, each of 5 cm in width, running from the 
upper left to the lower right corner. Green is a symbol of emerald, hope, 
abundance and liberty. Yellow is a symbol of topaz, sun, wealth, force, faith 
and constancy. Red is a symbol of ruby, fire, value, audacity and intrepidness.
Source:
http://ie-leonxiii.edu.co/images/leonxiii/informacion-institucional/MANUAL-DE-CONVIVENCIA-LEONXIII.pdf 
- Institute's website
Ivan Sache, 21 November 2014
 image by Ivan Sache, 3 January 2021
image by Ivan Sache, 3 January 2021
Liceo León de Greiff was established in 1977 in Cereté (Córdoba) by Esteban 
López Doria and Ana Carmela Gómez.
The school is named for the poet León de 
Greiff (1895-1976), founder in 1915 of the Los Panidas movement that rejuvenated 
Colombian literature.
The flag of Liceo León de Greiff is horizontally 
divided white-blue with the school's emblem in the center.
Photos
https://leondegreiffcerete.edu.co/index.php/noticias/248-estudiantes-lilegristas-entre-los-mejores
 Ivan Sache, 3 January 2021
 image by Ivan Sache, 03 October 2014
image by Ivan Sache, 03 October 2014
Institución Educativa Instituto La Unión (ILAU) was established in La Unión 
(Sucre Department) by Resolutions No. 685 of 8 November 2002 and No. 2,599 of 8 
November 2003, as the merger of Instituto La Unión (est. by Departmental 
Ordinance No. 72 of 26 November 1972), Escuela Santander, and Escuela Santo 
Domingo.
The flag of ILAU is horizontally divided yellow-green.
Source: 
http://www.ilau.edu.co/simbolos.html - Institute's website
Ivan Sache, 03 October 2014
 image by Ivan Sache, 18 October 2018
image by Ivan Sache, 18 October 2018
Institución Educativa Distrital La Victoria was established in October 1961 
in San Cristóbal, boroughs La Victoria and la Colmena, Bogotá.
The flag 
of IED La Victoria is green with a triangle horizontally divided yellow-red 
placed along the hoist, with a countercolored border, and the school's emblem at 
fly.
http://cedlavictoria.edu.co/institucional/identificacion/ 
IED La 
Victoria website
 Ivan Sache, 18 October 2018
 image by Ivan Sache, 22 October 2014
image by Ivan Sache, 22 October 2014
Colegio Diocesano Laura Montoya is located in Chigorodó (Department of 
Antioquia). The institute is named for St. Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena 
(Laura de Jesús Montoya y Upegui, 1874-1949; the first Colombian-born 
saint, canonized on 12 May 2013 by Pope Francis), a nun who struggled against 
racial discrimination and founded in 1914 the Congregation of Missionary Sisters 
of Immaculate Mary and of Saint Catherine of Siena. The nuns affiliated to the 
congregation are locally known as "Lauritas".
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided green-white-green.
Source:
http://www.diocesanolauramontoya.com/index.php/quienes/simbolos - 
Institute's website
Ivan Sache, 22 October 2014
 image by Ivan Sache, 16 November 2014
image by Ivan Sache, 16 November 2014
Institución Educativa Leningrado is located in Pereira (Risaralda 
Department).
The flag of the institute is in dimensions 0.90 m x 1.50 m [3:5], horizontally 
divided white-blue-green with the institute's emblem in the middle. White is a 
symbol of innocence, peace, childhood, divinity, stability, spirituality, purity 
and tenderness. It expresses the limpidity of the student's mind, the clarity of 
their open mind, always prepared to receive and use knowledge. It conveys 
simplicity. Blue is a symbol of confidence, reserve, harmony, affect, 
friendship, loyalty and love. It expresses the deepness of intelligence; 
knowledge and conscience that can be increased and transmitted from generation 
to generation by giving the best of oneself as a thinking person. It is the 
colour of the firmament and of the sea, symbolizing school work, merit, 
spiritual and material force, as well as the infinite space where the human 
being shall live (the world of knowledge, science and technology). Green is a 
symbol of youth, desire, leisure, balance, freshness, vegetation and health. It 
represents the hope and faith of the educationalists, who aim at educating 
honest human beings. It symbolizes life and the natural environment, being the 
result of the harmonic interaction human being - vegetal environment - energy - 
life.
The emblem represents the unity of actions and principles in the search for 
ideals (Knowledge, Science and Virtue). The emblem is surmounted by a flame, 
which symbolizes the vivid feeling of love for the institute, which builds up 
ideals of mutual aid. It is a symbol of knowledge and light. The flame-shaped 
fire is energy, empowerment, force and dedication. The red and yellow colours of 
the flame are those of the town of Pereira.
Source:
http://leningrado.edu.co/mision-vision-y-simbolos-institucionales/ - 
Institute's website
Ivan Sache, 16 November 2014
 image by Ivan Sache, 08 August 2014
image by Ivan Sache, 08 August 2014
Gimnasio Cultural Libertad was established on 7 January 1969 by the Bogotá 
branch of the Bavaria workers' union and acquired on 15 September 1979 by Pablo 
Alejandro Casallas Jerez. 
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided orange-white-black.
Source: 
http://gcl.edu.co/?page_id=44 - Institute's website
Ivan Sache, 08 August 2014
  image by Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 16 August 2014
image by Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 16 August 2014
Institución Educativa Municipal Libertad was established on 10 December 1958 
in Pasto (Nariño Department), as Instituto Nocturno Libertad, by the Committee 
of the Economical Middle Class of Colombia, presided by Antonio José Cerón Mora. 
Instituto Femenino Libertad was established on 2 October 1967. Municipal Decree 
No. 351 of 28 August 2003 merged the two institutes with the Santa María 
Eufrasia, Rodrigo Carvajal and Julián Buchelito schools to form Institución 
Educativa Municipal Libertad.
The flag of the institute, designed by Dina 
Narváez E., is white with two adjacent equilateral triangles, a blue triangle 
pointing to the hoist and a yellow triangle pointing to the hoist. White is a 
symbol of transparency, clarity, harmony, tolerance and peace. The triangles are 
symbols of firmness and stability. Blue is a symbol of heavens and of 
strong-mindedness. Yellow is a symbol of spiritual and intellectual wealth.
http://11-2jmlibertad.blogspot.fr/2012/03/institucion-educativa-municipal.html 
- Institute's blog
Ivan Sache, 6 July 2014
 image by Ivan Sache, 31 January 2009
image by Ivan Sache, 31 January 2009
"Institución Educativa 'Libertador Simón
Bolívar'" was founded on 30 September 2002 in the borough
of Bolívar, Municipality of Tunja, Department of Boyacá (Decree
No. 2419), through the merging of "Colegio de Educación
Básica Simón Bolívar", "Colegio de Educación
Básica Los Libertadores" and "Concentración Escolar
del Sur".
The flag of the institute, as shown graphically and described on
the website of
the institute, is horizontally blue-white-green. 
Blue symbolizes the heavens and the horizon shared by all. 
White symbolizes purity and transparency.
Green symbolizes hope, the fields and the local landscape.
Ivan Sache, 31 January 2009
 image by Ivan Sache, 28 December 2008
image by Ivan Sache, 28 December 2008
after photos on the main
website, with "Bogota" on the
emblem
 image by Ivan Sache, 28 December 2008
image by Ivan Sache, 28 December 2008
after the Cali
website, without "Bogota" on the
emblem
Image at <www.ulibrepei.edu.co>.
Dov Gutterman, 21 July 2002
According to the picture at <www.ulibrepei.edu.co>,
the seal seems smaller and towards the hoist. The description
says however that the seal is in the center.
Carlos Thompson, 17 March 2003
"Universidad Libre" succeeded on 13 April 1912
"Universidad Republicana", founded in Bogotá at the
end of the 19th century by Liberal and Masonic intellectuals.
Lacking funds, the university could not start classes until 13
February 1923, with the help of General Benjamin Herrera,
unsuccesfull candidate at the presidential election in 1921.
The university has its main seat in Bogotá and regional seats in
Baranquilla, Cali, Cartagena, Cúcuta, Pereira and Socorro.
The flag of the university, as shown on different websites of the
university, is red with the university emblem in the middle. Red
represents the academic dignity, action and permanent revolution
for freedom.
The emblem of the university is made of a red disk charged with
the shield of the university, black with a white open book
surmonting a red Phrygian cap, and a white scroll bearing the
motto of the university, "Sciencia Fons Libertatis", in
Latin, "Science source of freedom", in black letters.
The disk is surrounded by a black ring outlined in gold an
charged with the name of the university in white capital letters.
Symbols' page on the university main website is at <www.unilibre.edu.co>.
Symbols' page on the Cali seat website is at <www.unilibrecali.edu.co>.
Symbols' page on the Cúcuta website is at <www.unilibrecucuta.edu.co>.
Symbols' page on the Pereira website is at <www.unilibrepereira.edu.co>.
The best view on the flag has to be found on the Cali website. 
There are a number of variations in the representation of the
emblem in these images.
Ivan Sache, 28 December 2008
 image by Ivan Sache, 28 July 2018
image by Ivan Sache, 28 July 2018
The symbols of Institución Educativa Limonar is prescribed by Agreement 16-1, 
issued on 25 July 2001.
The flag, designed by the teacher María Lucy 
Gaitán de Díaz, is divided yellow-green by the descending diagonal, with the 
institute's emblem in the center. The colors are those of lemon ("limón"), 
representing the borough and the school. The diagonal stripes represent the 
projection of the students in the professional environment. The yellow field 
represents the process of cognitive, communicational and ethical maturation. The 
green field represents the growth stages that slowly develop during the school's 
life.
The emblem was designed by Jean Fredy Cortes Medina, student in 9th 
class.
https://institucionlimonar51423.jimdo.com/informaci%c3%b3n-general/ 
IE 
Limonar website
 Ivan Sache, 28 July 2018
 image by Ivan Sache, 27 November 2014
image by Ivan Sache, 27 November 2014
Liceo Técnico Comercial (LITECOM) was established in October 1973 in  
Jamundí (Valle Department) by Guillermo Coll Salazar, Bárbara Kaina  
Guerrero, Mariano Ramírez, Arnulfo Escobar, Esther Lida Rodríguez,  
Humberto Vidal and Miguel Antonio Sánchez.
The flag of LITECOM is horizontally divided yellow-white-green.
Yellow is a symbol of the region's resources; this is also the proper  
colour of interbreeding and of the immense cultural resources of  
melting-pot.
White is a neutral colour, also the symbol of peace, meaning  
tolerance, rest, openness to dialogue, and openness to shake a  
friendly, sincere and cordial hand. It reflects equal participation of  
all.
Green is the colour of hope; it also represents the intense greenness  
of the cordilleras and mountains. Green is the colour of the coffee  
plantations, of the pastures and of the horse ranches. It is the  
colour of biodiversity and of a healthy and healing environment.
Source: 
https://sites.google.com/site/colegiolitecom/simbolos-de-la- 
institucion  - LITECOM website
Ivan Sache, 27 November 2014
 image by Ivan Sache, 26 November 2014
image by Ivan Sache, 26 November 2014
Institución Educativa Comercial Litoral Pacifico was established in  
Bocas de Satinga (Municipality of Olaya Herrera, Nariño Department) by  
Resolution No. 2,541 of 30 September 2002.
The flag of the institute is in dimensions 1 m x 2 m, horizontally  
divided white-blue.
White symbolizes peace, while blue symbolizes the sea.
Source: http://www.angelfire.com/al4/cololaya.edu.co/ - Institute's website
Ivan Sache, 26 November 2014
 image by Ivan Sache, 26 October 2018
image by Ivan Sache, 26 October 2018
Institución Educativa Livio Reginaldo Fischione is located in Riohacha 
(Guajira Department).
The school is named for His Grace Livio Reginaldo 
Fischione (1925-2009), Vicar Apostolic of Riohacha (1966-1988) and Titular 
Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena (1966-2009).
The flag of IE Livio Reginaldo 
Fischione is vertically divided red-white-blue with the school's coat of arms in 
the center.
http://livioreinaldo.blogspot.com/2009/09/actualizaciones.html 
School 
blog
 Ivan Sache, 26 October 2018
 image by Ivan Sache, 14 November 2010
image by Ivan Sache, 14 November 2010
Colegio Llanadas is located in Lebrija (Department of Santander).
The flag of Colegio Lanadas, as shown graphically on the institute's website, is 
vertically divided green-white, with three vertical stripes in the middle, red, 
white and red, respectively. Nine white stars are placed on the descending 
diagonal of the green field. A bigger, green star inscribed in a green ring is 
placed in the middle of the white field. Green symbolizes the natural resources, 
white symbolizes peace and
harmony, red symbolizes the blood shed during the Palonegro War*. The big green 
star symbolizes the main seat of the institute, while the nine white stars 
symbolize its nine rural seats. 
Source:
http://cllanadas-puyana.blogspot.com/2008/09/simbolos-del-colegio.html 
*The Battle of Palonegro opposed from 11 to 26 May 1900 Liberal and Conservative 
troops, during the Thousand Days War (1899-1902).
Ivan Sache, 14 November 2010
 image by Ivan Sache, 10 January 2021
image by Ivan Sache, 10 January 2021
IE Llanos de Cuivá, located in Yarumal (Antioquia), originates in the 
establishment of Liceo Anexo Llanos de Cuivá by Resolution No. 9,521 issued on 4 
February 1976, as a dependency of IDEM de Santa Rosa de Osos. Classes started in 
a room offered by parish priest Heriberto Yepes Sierra.
Concentración 
Educativa Llanos de Cuivá was established by Decree No. 344 issued on 10 March 
1983, as the merger of Escuela José Mejía and Liceo Anexo Llanos de Cuivá. The 
school was renamed to Institución Educativa Llanos de Cuivá by Resolution No. 
15,029 issued on 25 October 2002. Resolution No. 132,777 issued on 18 November 
20914 incorporated La Bella, El Retiro, San Antonio and Santa Isabel schools to 
IE Llanos de Cuivá.
https://iellanosdecuiva.edu.co 
School website
The flag of IE 
Llanos de Cuivá, designed by Teacher Martha Cecilia Areiza Torres and student 
Diana Carolina Vásquez Ruiz, is blue with a white triangle bordered in red and 
placed along the hoist, charged with the school's coat of arms.
Blue is a 
symbol of stability, deepness, loyalty, confidence and intelligence.
Red is a 
symbol of power, vitality, ambition, life, youth and energy.
White is a 
symbol of purity, light, kindness, innocence, purity, optimism and perfection.
The coat of arms, designed by ex-student Juan Carlos Chavarria Mazo, is 
surrounded by a yellow border and divided by a diagonal stripe running from the 
lower left to the upper right part, of the same color.
Yellow is a symbol of 
sunlight, intellectual resources, originality and glee, and felicity and energy. 
The diagonal stripe is inscribed with the school's motto, "Science and Virtue".
The open book is a symbol of study, work and clear and sincere attitude.
The 
owl is a symbol of knowledge, wisdom and culture.
https://iellanosdecuiva.edu.co/simbolos-institucionales 
School website
Photo
https://corregimiento-llanos-de-cuiva.webnode.com.co/products/entrega-simbolica-de-la-bandera-de-la-institucion-educativa-a-los
 Ivan Sache, 10 January 2021