Colombian coffee growing axis
The Colombian coffee region, also known as the Coffee Triangle is a part of the Paisa region in the rural area of Colombia. It is famous for growing and producing the majority of Colombian coffee. There are four departments in the area: Caldas, Quindío, Risaralda and Tolima. The most visited cities are Manizales, Armenia, Pereira, and Ibagué.
Coffee farms
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.
Colombian National Coffee Park
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, Risaralda and Quindío. Some regions of Valle del Cauca Department (north) and Tolima Department (west) culturally identify as paisas. The main cities of the Paisa region are Medellín, Pereira, Manizales and Armenia.
The fictional character Juan Valdez is a paisa stereotype.
Monumento a la Raza by Rodrigo Arenas. Bronze and concrete, 38 m height, located in Medellín La Alpujarra Administrative Center 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.
