landmark
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.
7 km · about 15 min drive
South AmericaColombiaQuindío Department
Circasia
Quindío Department, Colombia · South America
About Circasia
Circasia works well as a base: 15 minutes from Filandia, 17km from Cocora Valley (Valle de Cocora).
Circasia is in Quindío Department, Colombia, with about 27,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Filandia, about 7 km away.
Circasia (Spanish pronunciation: [siɾˈkasja]) is a municipality in the northern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 7 km north of the department's capital Armenia. Located within the Colombian coffee growing axis, the historic center of Circasia was made part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape"Read more
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.
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What is there to see near Circasia?
Within an hour or so of Circasia: Salento (7 km), Colombian Coffee Triangle (Eje Cafetero) (8 km), La Línea Tunnel (12 km), Cocora Valley (Valle de Cocora) (17 km).
Where is Circasia?
Circasia is in Quindío Department, Colombia, about 7 km from Filandia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 27,135
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- Quindío Department
- Timezone
- America/Bogota
- Coordinates
- 4.6189, -75.6358
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Worth the detour from Circasia
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
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.
8 km · about 15 min drive
tunnel
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.
12 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Circasia
- 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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