The Coffee Axis is a geographic, cultural, economic and ecological region of Colombia, located in the departments of Caldas, Risaralda and Quindío, as well as the regions of northwestern Tolima, north
Coffee farms.
The main line of the economy in the Coffee Cultural Landscape is the production of Coffee.
Salento, Quindío, a small town in rural Colombia, has become one of the top tourist destinations in the coffee-Growers Axis.
Balconies in the street Real in Santuario, Risaralda.
Manizales
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Manizales is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
Colombian coffee growing axis
…northwestern Tolima, northern and eastern Valle del Cauca and southwestern Antioquia, including the capital cities of the first four departments mentioned (Manizales, Pereira, Armenia and Ibagué, respectively). Coffee was first grown commercially in Colombia in Salazar de las Palmas, north of Santander, and over the…
From top to bottom and from left to right: Manizales from the Cerro de Oro, western side of the Manizales Cathedral and Sanz Building, Yellow Palace of the Government of Caldas, Herveo Tower, Nevado del Ruiz and Manizales Center.
The Nevado del Ruiz of Los Nevados National Park seen from the city
Street of Manizales near the major square
The Cathedral of Manizales, a neo-Gothic church