Quimbaya is bounded to the north and west by the Valle del Cauca Department, with La Vieja River forming the western limit. To the south, the Roble River forms the limit with the municipalities of Montenegro and Circasia. The eastern boundary is with the municipality of Filandia.
Coffee plantations in the south of Quimbaya.
Quimbaya was founded in 1914 by Juan de J. Buitrago, and became a municipality in 1922. In 2005 it had an estimated population of 43,700, of which 31,300 live in the main urban zone.
The National Agricultural and livestock Park (Spanish: El Parque Natural De La Cultura Agropecuaria), PANACA, is located 7 km west of the main township. The 47-hectare park contains a variety of interactive exhibits, including more than 200 species of animals. Along with the National Coffee Park in Montenegro, the theme park is one of major tourist attractions of the department.
Paper lanterns in Quimbaya, Quindío candlelight festival
The most important cultural event is the Candles and Lanterns Festival (full name in Spanish: Fiesta Nacional del Concurso de Alumbrados con Velas y Faroles), which began in 1982 and is held each year on 7 and 8 December (Día de las Velitas). Each of the barrios in the township compete to produce the most spectacular lighting arrangements, and many visitors come from throughout Colombia to admire the displays. The festival is held in honor of the Catholic holy day, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, on 8 December.
References
^"Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^"Coffee Cultural Landscape". UNESCO World Heritage List. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 25 Apr 2011.
quimbaya, quindío, other, uses, quimbaya, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, news. For other uses see Quimbaya disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Quimbaya Quindio news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Quimbaya is a town and municipality in the western part of the department of Quindio Colombia It is 20 km northwest of the departmental capital Armenia The name of the city derives from the name of the Precolumbian culture that inhabited the area the Quimbaya civilization Located along the Colombian coffee growing axis the municipality was made part of the Coffee Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011 2 Quimbaya QuindioMunicipality and townFlagSealLocation of the municipality and town of Quimbaya Quindio in the Quindio Department of Colombia Country ColombiaDepartmentQuindio DepartmentPopulation 2020 est 1 Total35 350Time zoneUTC 5 Colombia Standard Time Quimbaya is bounded to the north and west by the Valle del Cauca Department with La Vieja River forming the western limit To the south the Roble River forms the limit with the municipalities of Montenegro and Circasia The eastern boundary is with the municipality of Filandia Coffee plantations in the south of Quimbaya Quimbaya was founded in 1914 by Juan de J Buitrago and became a municipality in 1922 In 2005 it had an estimated population of 43 700 of which 31 300 live in the main urban zone The National Agricultural and livestock Park Spanish El Parque Natural De La Cultura Agropecuaria PANACA is located 7 km west of the main township The 47 hectare park contains a variety of interactive exhibits including more than 200 species of animals Along with the National Coffee Park in Montenegro the theme park is one of major tourist attractions of the department Paper lanterns in Quimbaya Quindio candlelight festival The most important cultural event is the Candles and Lanterns Festival full name in Spanish Fiesta Nacional del Concurso de Alumbrados con Velas y Faroles which began in 1982 and is held each year on 7 and 8 December Dia de las Velitas Each of the barrios in the township compete to produce the most spectacular lighting arrangements and many visitors come from throughout Colombia to admire the displays The festival is held in honor of the Catholic holy day the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on 8 December References Edit Resultados y proyecciones 2005 2020 del censo 2005 Retrieved 17 April 2020 Coffee Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage List United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization Retrieved 25 Apr 2011 Coordinates 4 38 N 75 45 W 4 633 N 75 750 W 4 633 75 750 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Quimbaya Quindio amp oldid 1019867956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
