Place:Quindío, Colombia

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NameQuindío
Alt namesQuindíosource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeDepartment
Coordinates4.5°N 75.667°W
Located inColombia
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Armenia ( 1889 - )
Calarcá
Montenegro
Quimbaya
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Quindío is a department of Colombia. It is in the western central region of the country, crossed by the Andes mountains. Its capital is Armenia. It is famous for the quality of the coffee plantations, colorful architecture, benign weather, variety of hotel accommodations and tourist landmarks. This department is located in a strategic area, in the center of the triangle formed by the three main cities of the country: Bogotá, Medellín and Cali. Quindío is the second-smallest Colombian department (0.2% of the national territory) with 12 municipalities. Ethnographically and culturally it belongs to the Paisa region.

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