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Coffee Axis (Spanish: Eje Cafetero) Coffee Triangle(Spanish: Triángulo del Café)The Coffee Axis (Spanish: Eje Cafetero) is a geographic, cultural, economic and ecological region of Colombia, located in the departments of Caldas, Risaralda and Quindío, as well as the regions of northwestern Tolima, northern and eastern Valle del Cauca and southwestern Antioquia, [1] including the capital ...
Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia: Caldas, Quindío, Risaralda: 2011 1121; v, vi (cultural) Colombia is known for its coffee production. The site comprises six areas with coffee plantations and several urban centres.
Most coffee is grown in the Colombian coffee growing axis region, while other regions focus on quality instead of volumes, such as Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. In 2007, the European Union granted Colombian coffee a protected designation of origin status. [10] In 2011, UNESCO declared the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" of Colombia, a World ...
Pereira, alongside the rest of the Coffee Axis, form part of UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia". [3] It is the most populated city in the Coffee Axis. Pereira is also part of the Central West Metropolitan Area, which has 735.769 residents and is composed of Pereira and the neighboring cities of ...
Circasia (Spanish pronunciation: [siɾˈkasja]) is a municipality in the northern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 7 km north of the department's capital Armenia . Located within the Colombian coffee growing axis , the historic center of Circasia was made part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage ...
Along with the National Coffee Park in Montenegro, the theme park is one of major tourist attractions of the department. The most important cultural event is the Candles and Lanterns Festival (full name in Spanish: Fiesta Nacional del Concurso de Alumbrados con Velas y Faroles ), which began in 1982 and is held each year on 7 and 8 December ...
Starbucks Honors Colombian Coffee Heritage with Entry into Colombia Retail Market and Expanded Support for Farmers First store scheduled to open in Bogotá in the first half of 2014 100% of drip ...
Founded by the Colombian Coffee Federation, the park hosts numerous thematic attractions based on Colombian history and the country's thriving coffee culture. The rural landscape of Montenegro is typical of the coffee zone, and the hotel and posadas infrastructure has increased dramatically in the 2000-2005 period. It is an important tourism ...