ARMENIA CITY

What Armenian offers you

TRAIN STATION

Train station. The old railway station was built Between 1927 and 1930 to house the administration, archives, statistics, offices and warehouses of the National Railways of Colombia, Pacific Railroad, Armenia - Cali - Buenaventura and Armenia - Nacederos branches.It is preserved in 90% of its original construction.

PARK OF LIFE

The Park of Life. It has an area of 8.2 hectares and is owned by the Lottery of Quindío EICE and the Municipality of Armenia; At present it is given in lending to the Public Improvement Society of Armenia, which manages it. It has a wooded area, trees and gardens in all its extension, a lake with fish, ducks and geese, paved paths and a waterfall in terrace like mirrors of water that ends in a ditch. The Parque de la Vida has outdoor bleachers that end at the lake, within which there is a covered stage for artistic presentations.

CONVENTION CENTER

The Convention Center is a place designed for the demands of today's world. It has spacious spaces set by the Quindian landscape and audiovisual equipment with state-of-the-art technology and logistics for experienced events. This convention center is presented for events of high stature, either of the city or the country, becoming thus one of the main of the country.

SUCRE PARK

The Parque de Sucre, a square where there is a bronze bust of the hero of the Colombian independence Antonio José de Sucre. Right here is a plate with bust, a tribute to the writer Carmelina Soto, considered one of the greatest Colombian poets. The Parque de Sucre has a pond with fish and aquatic flora, as well as large trees like an immense ceiba, planted at the beginning of the 20th century by don Juan Crisóstomo Rivera

PLAZA DE BOLIVAR

It is the place of meeting and meetings, but above all it is the site of civism par excellence. It is there that the government, the Church, the police and military, guilds, unions, colleges and universities carry out their massive activities to exalt national and cultural values or to celebrate or commemorate dates and events. It is the preferred place for artistic and musical activities.

CENTENARY STADIUM

The Centenario Stadium is the main sporting arena of the Colombian city of Armenia, it receives the nickname of "The garden of America". It has a capacity of 25,000 spectators. In the stadium it plays its parties like local Sports Quindío of Category First B of the professional Colombian soccer.

BALSAJE FOR THE OLD RIVER

We invite you to have a unique experience and enjoy this plan that combines emotion, relaxation and encounter with Nature.

LOCOMOTORA

FUNDADORES

Its design is a map of the city, with large and leafy trees, well-tended gardens and a ditch that can be crossed by small stone passages. In the central part of the park is the monument to Los Fundadores: the trunk and the ax, sculpture of the master Roberto Henao Buriticá that was inaugurated on the fiftieth anniversary of the city, October 14, 1939, in the old cemetery of San Sebastián as Mausoleum Of The Founders. This monument represents the fortress of the colonists to demolish the forest and to make to the land of culture and of room

MUSEUM QUIMBAYA

Museo Quimbaya. Located to the north of the city, it offers to the visitors an excellent assembly of its archaeological collection corresponding to the pre-Hispanic zone of the Middle Cauca. The Museum, designed by the architect Rogelio Salmona, is the 1986-87 National Biennial Architecture Prize and has a declaration of the Cultural Interest of the Nation.

CATEDRAL

The Cathedral of Armenia began to be built in the year 1966. It is located on the southeast side of the Plaza de Bolivar. The architectural design was conceived by Jorge Collazos under the tutelage of Monsignor Jesus Martínez Vargas, first bishop of the diocese of Armenia. The temple looks like a large granite tent raised in the middle of the mountain. It has a modern design in triangles, but it retains the traditional rectangular plant in Latin cross, without dome.

C.C CIELOS ABIERTOS

Centro Comercial de Cielos Abiertos, is a walking environment that connects the northern part of the city with the downtown area. It was achieved with the pedestrianization of the race 14 from Calle 12 to Calle 22.