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4-Day Eje Cafetero From Medellin
Duration
4 days
Overview
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El Eje Cafetero, is a geographic, cultural, economic and ecological region of Colombia located in the departments of Caldas, Risaralda, Quindío, the northern region of the Cauca Valley, and the northwestern region of Tolima and the capital cities of the first three departments mentioned (Manizales, Pereira and Armenia, respectively). This region was a notable producer of rubber, at the beginning of the 20th century but later it was dedicated to coffee. The Coffee Triangle, which should not be confused with the Coffee Region, is a region between the basins of the Campoalegre, Otún and La Vieja rivers. Due to the cultural importance and the cultural landscape of the Coffee Region, Unesco proceeded to declare part of this area as a World Heritage Site in 2011, in order to recognize the landscape and the most representative culture of that coffee region, to which He called it the Coffee Cultural Landscape.
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