Colombian coffee growing axis
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UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Colombia |
Includes | Six zones (A to F) |
Criteria | Cultural: (v), (vi) |
Reference | 1121 |
Inscription | 2011 (35th Session) |
Area | 141,120 ha (348,700 acres) |
Buffer zone | 207,000 ha (510,000 acres) |
Coordinates | 5°28′18″N 75°40′54″W / 5.47167°N 75.68167°W |
The Colombian coffee region (
History of coffee
Coffee was first grown commercially in Colombia in
The area between the departments of Caldas, Risaralda, Quindío and Tolima is known as the Coffee Zone because of the large development experienced by the cultivation of this product. This region was strongly affected by an earthquake that was 6.4 on the Richter scale on January 25, 1999, but subsequently the region's economy recovered rapidly.
Overview
Weather conditions (8 °C to 24 °C), geographical (Andean Rainforest) and the geological region, determine the production of high quality coffee, with relatively short harvest periods. Farmers in the area have developed techniques for growing, harvesting and processing of grain, and all done "grain by grain", and have retained this form of processing industry despite new techniques of mass agricultural industrialization.
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Coffee Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site
Eighteen urban settlements across six sites within the coffee axis and extending southwards into the
Tourist attractions
The region has developed major theme parks such as the
Another unique theme park in Colombia is the National Park of Culture Agriculture - 'Panaca', also located in the Municipality of Quimbaya in Quindio. Its key feature is that, unlike zoos, visitors are immersed in a personal and direct contact with farm animals and also enjoy scheduled activities and events with those animals.
Other attractions in the area include:
- Botanical Garden of the BGCI as natural or Sivestre, but also for being one of the orchids in the world.
- Santuario is one of the most characteristic towns of the region, is known for its tradition paisa's architecture and streets. It is close to PNN Tatamá.
- Thermal Santa Rosa de Cabal, a "spa" for bathing in hot springs and different activities for relaxation and body care.
- Rafting on the Rio la Vieja: Walking the Quindío, from the town of Quimbaya
- Cocora Valley in Salento, home of the national tree Palma wax Quindío one of the most beautiful spots around the axis coffee one of the entry points to Los Nevados National Natural Park where there are also entitled to stay and camp sites.
- Quindío Botanical Gardens, located in the town of Calarcá, where you can also see in the butterfly with the largest exhibition of butterflies in the country.
Main urban centers
- Pereira, Risaralda Department
- Armenia, Quindío Department
- Manizales, Caldas Department
- Ibagué, Tolima Department
Tourism
- Colombian National Coffee ParkMontenegro
- Nevado del Ruiz. Manizales
- PANACA Parque
- Quindío
- Matecaña City Zoo
Tourist excursions offer trekking to some of Colombia's top coffee cultivating land as well as the country's native palm tree - the Wax Palm, which grows up to 60 metres tall.
See also
- Juan Valdez (International gourmet coffee brand)
- Pereira, Risaralda (Colombian City)
- Armenia, Quindío (Colombian City)
- 1999 Armenia earthquake
- Manizales, Caldas (Colombian City)
- Risaralda (Colombian department)
- Quindío(Colombian department)
- Caldas (Colombian department)
- Ibagué, Tolima Department
- Antioquia (Colombian department)
- Coffee production in Colombia
- Colombia portal
- Coffee portal
Gallery Colombian National Coffee Park
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Coffee process museum
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Panoramic gondola lift
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Folkloric House
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Bamboo Forest
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Antioquia Railway Station
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Railway Station
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Aerial View
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View
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Statues
References
- ^ a b "Coffee Cultural Landscape". UNESCO World Heritage List. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 25 Apr 2011.
- ^ International Council on Monuments and Sites. Coffee Cultural Landscape (Colombia) No 1121: ICOMOS Evaluation. UNESCO World Heritage List (Report). Retrieved 25 Apr 2011.
External links
- The region's official tourism portal (in English)
- Coffee region travel page on Colombia Reports Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- Coffee region blog on Colombia BnB Colombia Tours Archived 2021-11-30 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- Coffee region blog "Calarca" on Colombia BnB Colombia Tours Archived 2021-11-30 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- The Colombian Coffee Zone on The Colombian Way (in English)