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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.
4 km · about 5 min drive
South AmericaColombiaQuindío Department
Calarcá
Quindío Department, Colombia · South America
About Calarcá
Calarcá works well as a base: 5 minutes from Armenia, 21km from Cocora Valley (Valle de Cocora).
Calarcá is in Quindío Department, Colombia, with about 80,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Armenia, about 4 km away.
Calarcá is a municipality in the eastern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 4 km east of the departmental capital Armenia. Its nickname is La Villa del Cacique in homage of its writers. The city was founded in 1886 by Segundo Henao and Román María Valencia during the time of colonization byRead more
people from Antioquia. It is the second most populated city in Quindío, after Armenia.
In 2023, Calarcá had an estimated population of 75,979. Located along the Colombian coffee growing axis, it was made part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.
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What is there to see near Calarcá?
Within an hour or so of Calarcá: Colombian Coffee Triangle (Eje Cafetero) (4 km), La Línea Tunnel (6 km), Salento (14 km), Cocora Valley (Valle de Cocora) (21 km).
Where is Calarcá?
Calarcá is in Quindío Department, Colombia, about 4 km from Armenia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 79,569
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- Quindío Department
- Timezone
- America/Bogota
- Coordinates
- 4.5295, -75.6409
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Worth the detour from Calarcá
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.
6 km · about 10 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.
14 km · about 25 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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Calarcá
- Right hereLa 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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