THE CHARM OF THE QUINDÍO TOWNS
Armenia the city miracle of colombia
Armenia called "The Miracle City of Colombia" is the capital of the department of Quindío, one of the smallest in Colombia, but that for its rapid development was earned such an appeal.
The economic activity of the department of Quindío are coffee crops and farms for tourism purposes.
Agricultural activity is very important in the economy of this department; Its main crop is coffee, historical bastion of the departmental and national economy. Other crops are plantain, cassava, sorghum, soybeans, beans, maize and cocoa.
Buenavista: coffee hill
Founded in 1935 by José de Jesús Jiménez, Abraham Moreno, Nepomuceno Gallón, Gerardo Loaiza, Londoño, Ramón Velásquez and Luis Felipe González; It is municipality since 1966. It occupies an area of 3,616 km. Squares and is at a height of 1,450 m. S north. meter. With a low around -6 ° C.
Buenavista is one of the twelve municipalities that form the department of Quindío, and one of the five municipalities that are settled on the Central mountain range. Its name is due to an excellent view over the department of Quindío and part of the department of Valle de Cauca.
Calarca: the village of the cacique
Calarca is the second most important city of the Department, founded in 1886 and erected as a municipality in 1905. It served as a starting point for the founding of other towns like Armenia (1889); The municipality has an approximate population of 82,000 inhabitants and due to its geographical location and the variety of its climates, the tourist can observe, visiting its rural areas, beautiful landscapes characterized by the presence of different crops such as coffee, banana, Citrus and heliconias, in addition areas dedicated to the cattle ranch; On these products and activities is based the development of its agricultural economy.
Circasia: land of free men
In 1884 it is situated on the 1,777 m. SNM is a quiet town with a coffee tradition and an important agricultural vocation in which it is grown a little thanks to the variety of its thermal floors.
The Bremen nature reserve is one of the most important environmental patrimonies of the municipality and recognized at regional level; Is shared with the municipality of Filandia, biodiversity makes it rich in fauna and flora, guided tours by experts and recognized as the environmental cathedral of Quindío.
Cordoba
Founded in the year 1.927, Cordoba is one of the twelve municipalities that make up the department of Quindío, and one of the five municipalities that are settled on the central mountain range. There are four truly fundamental elements in the analysis of their structure, they are:
The indigenous presence in the region
The colonization of Antioquia of the area.
The foundation and the urban helmet.
The cultivation of coffee and its culture.
Filandia daughter: from the Andes
The territory that today constitutes the Municipality of Filandia was inhabited before its foundation by a part of the indigenous tribe of the Quimbaya. They lived in the north of Quindío, its territory stretched as far as the Chinchiná River. Filandia to part of the "PROVINCE QUIMBAYA", denominated thus by the invading conquerors who arrived in search of gold in the period of the colony in 154. Filandia was the second municipal district that conformed the region Quindiana; It is a municipality erected in 1892 and ratified in 1894. The Name Filandia comes from "Filia" Daughter, "Andía" Andes, "FILANDIA" Daughter of the Andes; It was part of Salento and was the second municipality Quindiano conformed after Salento.
The thebaid
Founded in 1914 by Gabino Arango, Jesus Arango and Pedro Arango; Is municipality since 1954. It covers an area of 89.18 km2 and is at an altitude of 1,200 m.s.n.m. With a temperature of 22 ° C. In 2001 it had 28,236 inhabitants. The municipality of La tebaida, is located in the valley of the old river and in transition zone between the central mountain range and the valley of the cauca to the south of the Department of the Quindío. Territory of guaquería but of which there are no vestiges, looted only legends remain.
Montenegro: seat of coffee culture
Founded in 1892 by Miguel Duque, Martin Duque, Noé Alegría and Justinian Cardona; Declared a municipality in 1911. The origin of the name Montenegro comes from the time of the first explorers Antioquenos, who found in this area an aggressive and thick mountain which contrasted with a tangled forest that gave the place a dark color, contrast to which they Called Montenegro.
Salento valley of cocora
The Municipality of Salento is located in the northeastern sector of the Department of Quindío on the western flank of the central mountain range.
Salento due to its geographic characteristics presents heights that go from the 1,300 msnm to the 4,750 msnm in the snowy cliffs of the Quindío. The difference in height above sea level gives origin to 3 thermal floors: medium, cold and moor. In general there are very varied slopes ranging from 10% to greater than 100%.