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Thirty-three percent are grown in the northwestern state of Antioquia, home to the country's second-largest city, Medellín. ... farm. Colombia is home to more than 4,200 species of orchids and ...
The main destination of Colombia's banana exports is the EU, and the second is the United States. Given the importance of the EU's banana market for Colombia and for Latin America, the outcome of the continuing disputes at the World Trade Organization (WTO) with regard to quotas and tariffs is a major issue to this sector. In November 2007, the ...
The population of Antioquia is 6,613,118 (2017 estimate), of which more than half live in the metropolitan area of Medellín. The racial composition is: [13] White / Mestizo (88.6%) Black or Afro-Colombian (10.9%) Indigenous or Amerindian (0.5%) During the 16th and 18th centuries, Antioquia received many immigrants from Spain (Especially the ...
The economy of Colombia is the fourth largest in Latin America as measured by gross domestic product [17] and the third-largest economy in South America. [18] [19] Throughout most of the 20th century, Colombia was Latin America's 4th and 3rd largest economy when measured by nominal GDP, real GDP, GDP (PPP), and real GDP at chained PPPs.
The National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, (Spanish: Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia), abbreviated as Colombian Coffee Growers Federation or Fedecafé, is a non-profit business organization, popularly known for its "Juan Valdez" marketing campaign.
Támesis is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Southwestern Antioquia. Located at an elevation of 1,638 m (5,374 ft) above sea level, it was established in 1858. The local economy is based on agriculture. [1] "No to the mine" sign in Támesis The main square — Parque Principal. Cerro de ...
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 ...
Hacienda Nápoles (Spanish for "Naples Estate") was an estate built and owned by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in Puerto Triunfo, Antioquia Department, Colombia, approximately 150 km (93 mi) east of Medellín and 249 km (155 mi) northwest of Bogotá. The estate covers about 20 km 2 (7.7 sq mi) of land. Following Escobar's death in 1993 ...