Quindio "The region of coffee"
The department of Quindio is located in the western region of Colombia and borders the departments of Risaralda, Valle del Cauca and Tolima.
History
The culture, gastronomy and traditions are framed within prevailing Antioqueña culture since the time of the conquest. Salento was the first municipality in the department of Quindio.
The principal municipalities in the Quindio department
The Weather
With average temperature the 21°C, the charactheristic of the weather is tempered and fresh in majority towns of the Quindio Department.
Armenia is the capital of Quindio,recovered gives the 1999 earthquake is a modern and small city, the economic activity based in agriculture and tourism.
Principal atracctions
Many farms put up as hotels provide healthy recreational and quiet areas
Colombia in the first producer of mild coffee in the world, and this is partly due to the climate of the Quindio mountains and careful beneficiation process
It is common to visit theme parks like Panaca and Coffee Park and find places to practice some extreme sports
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