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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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
Photo by Benjamín Núñez González
South AmericaColombiaQuindío Department
Quimbaya
Quindío Department, Colombia · South America
About Quimbaya
Quimbaya is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Alcalá, 31km from Cocora Valley (Valle de Cocora).
Quimbaya is in Quindío Department, Colombia, with about 35,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Alcalá, about 6 km away.
Quimbaya is a town and municipality in the western part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It's 20 km northwest of the departmental capital Armenia. The name of the city derives from the name of the Precolumbian culture that inhabited the area, the Quimbaya civilization. Located along the Colombian coffee growingRead more
axis, the municipality was made part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.
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What is there to see near Quimbaya?
Within an hour or so of Quimbaya: Colombian Coffee Triangle (Eje Cafetero) (13 km), Salento (21 km), La Línea Tunnel (23 km), Cocora Valley (Valle de Cocora) (31 km).
Where is Quimbaya?
Quimbaya is in Quindío Department, Colombia, about 6 km from Alcalá.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 35,350
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- Quindío Department
- Timezone
- America/Bogota
- Coordinates
- 4.6231, -75.7628
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Worth the detour from Quimbaya
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
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.
21 km · about 25 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.
23 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.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Quimbaya
- 23 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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