MUNICIPALITIES

CALARCA 

Calarcá is a Colombian municipality and the second most populated city of the department of Quindío. The city of Calarcá derives its name from the legendary Cacique Calarcá, indigenous pijao that inhabited the neighboring area of ​​present-day Tolima.

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BUENAVISTA

Buenavista is a municipality in the department of Quindío in Colombia. It is located 27 km from Armenia, capital of the department. Its name is due to the viewpoint Buena vista, on the Quindío and northern part of the Cauca Valley. It is located at 1,477 meters above sea level. Its temperature is 20 ° C, with an area of ​​41.12 km2, and a population of 2,834 inhabitants. 

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GENOVA

Genova is a municipality located south of the department of Quindío in Colombia. Nationwide it has been called "Pueblito Paisa del Quindío" 

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SALENTO

Salento is a Colombian municipality in the department of Quindío. Called the father of Quindío because it is the oldest municipality in this department, it is known as the "Cuna del Árbol" National Park. It has a great variety of tourist attractions, including the Cocora Valley, where you can find a Landscape full of nature, such as the Barranquero or Momotus momota a commonly seen bird, take ecological walks and enjoy the beautiful scenery of this locality. According to an agreement of the Honorable Municipal Council, the foundation date was January 5, 1842. Each year the traditional anniversary parties of its foundation are celebrated between two and twelve January.

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TEBAIDA

The founders selected this territory for the foundation because of their visionary temperament, which allowed them to intuit the excellent economically strategic location of their soil, in which they would build roads and through which the railroad would pass. 

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MONTENEGRO


Founded by Miguel Duque, Maria Antonia Granada, Nicolás Cadena, Noe and David Alegria and Justiniano Cardona, was declared a municipality since 1911; Has as main economic activities agriculture, livestock, handicrafts and agrotourism, with a large variety of traditional coffee farms in operation and a wide range of hotels. It is 10 km from Armenia (Quindío). 

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CIRCASIA

Circasia is a municipality of Colombia in the department of Quindío. It was founded in 1884 by settlers from Antioquia, among whom are Javier Arias and others. It was segregated from the municipality of Filandia in the year 1906. 

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PIJAO

Pijao is a municipality of the department of the Quindío in Colombia. It was founded on May 15, 1902 in territory of pijaos tribes by Don Antonio Maria Quintero, Don Luis Jaramillo and Claudio Rivera, among others. Its parish was created in 1912, and was erected as a municipality in 1926. Its culture is rich in architecture, dance and music. It is considered by many as a municipality of singular beauty. Pijao is 32 km from the capital of the department, Armenia. 

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CORDOBA

Córdoba is a municipality in the department of Quindío, Colombia. It was founded in 1912, being declared a municipality in 1967. Its main economic activities are agriculture and handicrafts. It is located 27 km from Armenia. 

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FILANDIA

Filandia is a Colombian municipality belonging to the Department of Quindío.El territory that today constitutes Filandia was inhabited before its foundation by a part of the indigenous tribe of Quimbayas. The lands of Filandia belonged to what the Spanish conquistadors initially called, in 1540 Quimbaya Province. 

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QUIMBAYA

Quimbaya is a Colombian municipality located in the western part of the department of Quindío. It is located 20 km northwest of the department capital, Armenia. The name of the city derives from the name of the pre-Columbian culture that inhabited the area, the Quimbaya.Quimbaya civilization was founded in 1914 by Juan de J. Buitrago, and became a municipality in 1922. In 2005 it had an estimated population of 34,056, Of which 27,222 lived in the municipal seat.

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