Zona Cafetera

Zona Cafetera, usually referred to as "Eje Cafetero", is a world heritage listed coffee-growing region in the region of , which covers parts of four departments:…
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is the capital city of the department of Risaralda in 's Zona Cafetera. It is in the center of the western region of the country, located in a small valley that descends from a part of the western Andes mountain chain.

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is the capital of the Department of Caldas in 's Zona Cafetera. The city has a real European, small city feel to it, like being in Switzerland or the Alps.

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is the capital city of the department. It is on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central and known as the musical city of Colombia, due to its famous conservatory.

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is the capital of in the country of . is a medium-sized city and part of the "coffee axis" along with and .

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Nestled in the hills of ’s Zona Cafetera, is a charming and tranquil town in the Quindío department. While its cobbled streets and colorful colonial architecture offer a peaceful escape during the week, weekends and holidays transform it into a lively hub, as visitors from nearby cities like and pour in to soak up its scenic beauty and local culture.

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is a city in . is a municipality in the eastern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is 4 km east of the departmental capital Armenia. Its nickname is La Villa del Cacique.

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is a town and municipality in the department of , in 's Zona Cafetera, on the western slopes of the Andean Cordillera Central.

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, a town in the Zona Cafetera, is known as the heart of Colombian coffee. It is settled in a valley surrounded by coffee plantations. The town is home to the Buendia coffee factory and Cenicafe, a coffee research centre.

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is a resort town of 37,000 people in in the Zona Cafetera. It is known for its many swimming pools. It's a popular weekend retreat for the inhabitants of Bogota, who flock to this valley to enjoy the warm weather and swimming opportunities, especially when it's cold in the capital.

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is a town and municipality in the western part of the department of , . It's 20 km northwest of the departmental capital .

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is a protected area in near the eco-tourist/backpacker haven of , known for its surreal, striking landscapes pegged with the slender, towering national symbol, the wax palm.

Zona Cafetera

Latitude of center
4.8717° or 4° 52′ 18″ north
Longitude of center
-75.6817° or 75° 40′ 54″ west
Wiki­data ID
Q27960
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Zona Cafetera” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kolonbiako kafearen ardatza”
  • Catalan: “Eix cafeter”
  • Chinese: “哥伦比亚咖啡文化景观”
  • Croatian: “Kolumbijski kultivirani krajolici kave”
  • Danish: “Colombias kaffelandskab”
  • Dutch: “Eje Cafetero”
  • Dutch: “Koffiecultuurlandschap van Colombia”
  • Finnish: “Kolumbian kahvinviljelymaisema”
  • French: “Eje cafetero”
  • French: “Paysage culturel du café de la Colombie”
  • French: “Triangle du Café”
  • Galician: “Eixo cafeteiro”
  • Georgian: “კოლუმბიის ყავის კულტურული ლანდშაფტი”
  • Georgian: “ყავის კულტურული ლანდშაფტი”
  • Georgian: “ყავის სამკუთხედი”
  • German: “Kaffeeanbauregion Kolumbiens”
  • German: “Kaffeedreieck”
  • German: “Kaffeekulturlandschaft Kolumbiens”
  • Hebrew: “נוף תרבות הקפה בקולומביה”
  • Indonesian: “Lanskap Budaya Kopi Kolombia”
  • Indonesian: “Segitiga Kopi”
  • Italian: “Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia”
  • Italian: “Paesaggio culturale del caffè della Colombia”
  • Japanese: “コロンビアのコーヒー産地の文化的景観”
  • Lithuanian: “Kolumbijos kavamedžių plantacijų kultūrinis kraštovaizdis”
  • Malay: “Landskap Budaya Kopi Colombia”
  • Malay: “Segitiga Kopi”
  • Maltese: “Pajsaġġ Kulturali tal-Kafè tal-Kolombja”
  • Maltese: “Triangolu tal-Kafè”
  • Portuguese: “Eixo cafeeiro”
  • Portuguese: “Eje cafetero”
  • Russian: “Кофейный культурный ландшафт Колумбии”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kolumbijski kultivirani krajolici kave”
  • Slovenian: “Kolumbijska regija kave”
  • Spanish: “Eje cafetero”
  • Spanish: “Paisaje cultural cafetero”
  • Spanish: “Triangulo del Cafe”
  • Spanish: “Triángulo del Café”
  • Spanish: “Zona cafetera”
  • Swedish: “Colombias kaffelandskap”
  • Tatar: “Колумбиянең кофе мәдәнияте ландшафты”
  • Turkish: “Kolombiya’daki Kahve Yetiştiriciliği Bölgesi”
  • Vietnamese: “Cảnh quan văn hóa cà phê ở Colombia”
  • Vietnamese: “Trục phát triển cà phê Colombia”

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