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ZONA CAFETERA - QUINDIO

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C O L O M B I A    QUINDIO  ZONA CAFETERA - COOFFE ZONE With just the brew of altitude and precipitation the terraced slopes of the zona cafetera yield nearly half of Colombia`s coffee crop. IT IS COLOMBIA`S COOFFE GROWING HEARTLAND The "arrieros" are the symbol of the paisa colonization. In the 19 century with the "recua mulas" Mule Train,practice the paisa people was first at all an offspring of the mining of the region. Later on it grew beside the coffee exports. When starting the the railroad construction, the muletters busniss seemed to warn a crisis to come. But the construction lasted forty years and was coneceted by the mules. Therefore this businness was made highly competitve in Santander, Cundinamarca, Antioquia y Cauca. Q U I N D I O We began our trip in Quindio we stayed in a Hotel Finca Cafetera ( Coffee Country house ) near Montenegro This acomodation was very confortable and near the main road , so it was very easy to use the local public transporta
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ZONA CAFETERA - CALDAS

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TRAVESIA ZONA CAFETERA   COLOMBIA 2008  Llego a Bogotá procedente de España, Evangelines   una amiga de Sharo Perez, ella me propuso el viaje para  llevarla por la Zona cafetera.  Mi primo Edgar había llegado de Estados unidos con su señora Mary Day.  Estaban listos para juntarse a este viaje.  A ultima hora Mary Day tuvo un accidente y  desistieron.  Departamentos Visitados CALDAS  RISARALDA QUINDIO   C A L D A S SALAMINA Y NEVADO DEL RUIZ SALAMINA La tradición cultural sus calles y la conservación arquitectónica ( Bahareque, tejas barro, madera, hierro forjado, guadua) le han merecido la denominación de Monumento Nacional y Patrimonio Arquitectónico desde 1982 Los arrieros aventureros recios dispersaron su raza y sus costumbres al paso lento y seguro de las recuas de mulas, motor de la economía rural de antaño. Hoy se celebra este festival de los arrieros. Procesión de Semana Santa vale la pena compartir su recia tradición y fervor.   Se destaca su cementerio con su capilla en do
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ZONA CAFETERA - RISARALDA

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R I S A R A L D A We could not take the Chiva that drives from Pereira to el Cedral. Instead we rented a Jeep in Florida town, whose condition was not the best. Finally after several break down of the car we arrived to our destination, the Santuario Otun Quimbaya This area is covered with Andean Forest and is located between 1800 and 2400 meters above sea level. It is caracaterized with high diversity of flora and fauna. Near the town Suiza we found good accomodation with meals. Birds are the reserve most conspicuos inhabitant with about 185 species. When the sun rises the butterflies began to appear. The Cedral , is a place near la Suiza and from here you can visit the Parque Ucumari. We walk one hour from la Suiza to the Cedral. We were lucky to catch the noon chiva to return to the Refuge in Suiza. The Chiva Station in Pereira. The most popular trasportation in the paisa roads . This replaced the recua de mulas and they can enter to most irregular and mudy road in the paisa mountai
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