Caldas Department
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Caldas is a department of Colombia named after Colombian patriotic figure Francisco José de Caldas. It is part of the Paisa Region and its capital is Manizales. The population of Caldas is 998,255, an
The Nevado del Ruiz in 2019
Paisa people
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A Paisa is someone from a region in the northwest of Colombia, including part of the West and Central cordilleras of the Andes in Colombia. The Paisa region is formed by the departments of Antioquia,
Caldas Department
…Caldas (Spanish pronunciation: ) is a department of Colombia named after Colombian patriotic figure Francisco José de Caldas. It is part of the Paisa Region and its capital is Manizales. The population of Caldas is 998,255, and its area is 7,291 km2. Caldas is also part of the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis…
The fictional character Juan Valdez is a paisa stereotype.
Monumento a la Raza by Rodrigo Arenas. Bronze and concrete, 38 m height, located in La Alpujarra Administrative Center, Medellín, Antioquia.
General José María Córdova, the "Bolívar" of the Paisa Region.
President Rafael Reyes. His policies made a great benefit for the development of the Paisa Region. He proposed the creation of the Caldas Department.