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Colombian Coffee Triangle (Eje Cafetero)
A UNESCO Cultural Landscape of rolling coffee plantations, colorful haciendas, and traditional Paisa towns in the heart of Colombia's coffee country.
30 km · about 35 min drive
South AmericaColombiaValle del Cauca Department
Caicedonia
Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia · South America
About Caicedonia
Caicedonia is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Génova, 51km from Cocora Valley (Valle de Cocora).
Caicedonia is in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia, with about 32,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Génova, about 7 km away.
Caicedonia (Spanish pronunciation: [kajseˈðonja]) is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, situated about 172 km from the capital Cali. Founded in 1910 by Daniel Gutierrez, Juan Bautista Angely and a group of settlers from Antioquia, Caldas, and Tolima, it was named afterRead more
Lisandro Caicedo and became a municipality in 1923. Mostly mountainous, its economy is based on agriculture and commerce, its main exports are corn, coffee, sugarcane and bananas. Given its location on the border with the Quindío Department, only 35 km from that department's capital, Armenia, Caicedonia belongs ethnographically and culturally to the Paisa region.
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What is there to see near Caicedonia?
Within an hour or so of Caicedonia: Colombian Coffee Triangle (Eje Cafetero) (30 km), La Línea Tunnel (34 km), Salento (44 km), Cocora Valley (Valle de Cocora) (51 km).
Where is Caicedonia?
Caicedonia is in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia, about 7 km from Génova.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 32,417
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- Valle del Cauca Department
- Timezone
- America/Bogota
- Coordinates
- 4.3324, -75.8267
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Worth the detour from Caicedonia
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
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La Línea Tunnel
At 8.65 km, the longest road tunnel in South America, burrowing beneath the 3,300 m La Línea pass to link Calarcá and Cajamarca across the Cordillera Central.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Salento
A colorful coffee town with balconied colonial houses and the gateway to the Cocora Valley, in the heart of Colombia's coffee-growing region.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Cocora Valley (Valle de Cocora)
A dramatic valley in the coffee region filled with towering wax palms reaching 60 meters, the tallest palm trees in the world and Colombia's national tree.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Caicedonia
- 34 kmLa Línea TunnelAt 8.65 km, the longest road tunnel in South America, burrowing beneath the 3,300 m La Línea pass to link Calarcá and Cajamarca across the Cordillera Central.
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