Colombian coffee growing axis

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Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationColombia
IncludesSix zones (A to F)
CriteriaCultural: (v), (vi)
Reference1121
Inscription2011 (35th Session)
Area141,120 ha (348,700 acres)
Buffer zone207,000 ha (510,000 acres)
Coordinates5°28′18″N 75°40′54″W / 5.47167°N 75.68167°W / 5.47167; -75.68167
Colombian coffee growing axis is located in Colombia
Colombian coffee growing axis
Location of Colombian coffee growing axis in Colombia
Colombia's coffee cultural landscape
Coffee farms
The coffee triangle

The Colombian coffee region (

Colombian coffee. There are four departments in the area: Caldas, Quindío, Risaralda and Tolima. The most visited cities are Manizales, Armenia, Pereira, and Ibagué
.

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.

The famous advertising icon "

Paisa farmer wearing a carriel, aguadeño hat and poncho, and accompanied by a mule, has become a triumph of advertising communication. Juan Valdez has been considered in United States
as the advertising image of greater recall among the inhabitants of that country in the year 2005.

Coffee Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site

Eighteen urban settlements across six sites within the coffee axis and extending southwards into the

World Heritage List in 2011 as the Coffee Cultural Landscape.[1] These sites are representative of the entire coffee axis, preserving multiple different forms of traditional coffee growing, in addition to the culture of the region and the locations of several unique festivals. [2] The World Heritage site is composed of many of the urban centers within the region, including Armenia, Calarcá, Salamina, Pereira, and Riosucio, as well as smaller towns and the surrounding rural coffee farmlands.[1]

Tourist attractions

Salento, Quindío, a small town in rural Colombia, has become one of the top tourist destinations in the coffee-Growers Axis.
Balconies in the street Real in Santuario, Risaralda.
Colombian National Coffee Park

The region has developed major theme parks such as the

Colombian National Coffee Park located in the town of Montenegro
in Quindio. In the area is also the Museum of Culture Coffee, showing the process from grain production to savoring a traditional Colombian coffee. This museum, like all the other theme parks, are replicas of the colonial city, where tourists enjoy dance performances and traditional music, panoramic views from cable car with its lush landscape, and various rides.

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 orchid
    s 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

Tourism

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

Gallery Colombian National Coffee Park

References

  1. ^ a b "Coffee Cultural Landscape". UNESCO World Heritage List. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 25 Apr 2011.
  2. ^ International Council on Monuments and Sites. Coffee Cultural Landscape (Colombia) No 1121: ICOMOS Evaluation. UNESCO World Heritage List (Report). Retrieved 25 Apr 2011.

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