—MUNICIPALITIES—

1.CIRCACIA:

Circasia is a municipality of Colombia in the department of Quindío. It was founded in 1884 by settlers from Antioquia, among whom are Javier Arias and others. It was segregated from the municipality of Filandia in the year 1906. The creator of his anthem is Gonzalo Quiroga Trujillo Contrary to what happened with the names of many municipalities in the coffee-growing region, which were inspired by indigenous caciques, Circasia comes from a region in Russia to the North Caucasus. It was founded in 1884 by Antioquenos, and that is why even on some of its façades you can see the typical two floors with beautiful balconies and eaves, which, when it rains, serve as a shelter for passers-by.

taken from :https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circasia_(Quind%C3%ADo)

2.CALARCA:

Calarcá is a Colombian municipality and the second most populated city in the department of Quindío. It is conurbated with the city of Armenia. It limits the north with Salento, the west and northwest with Armenia, the south with Cordova, and the east with the department of Tolima. It is part of the Metropolitan Area of Armenia. The city of Calarcá derives its name from the legendary Cacique Calarcá, indigenous pitao who inhabited the neighboring area of present-day Tolima.

taken from :https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calarc%C3%A1_(Quind%C3%ADo)

3.MONTENEGRO:

Montenegro is a municipality in the western part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It was named for the dark green of the trees that originally covered the hill on the site where the center of this town is now, and which was visible from other parts of the region, as it rose above the woods Of guadua. Between 1897 and 1904, Montenegro was officially known as Villa Quindío. Montenegro has a population of approximately 45,000. The city is at an average height of 1300 meters above sea level. The municipality of Montenegro has a total area of 148.92 km2

taken from :https://fincasquindioya.com/montenegro/

4.Quimbaya:

Quimbaya is a Colombian municipality located in the western part of the department of Quindío. It is located 20 km northwest of the department capital, Armenia. The name of the city derives from the name of the pre-Columbian culture that inhabited the area, the Quimbaya civilization.

taken from :https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quimbaya_(Quind%C3%ADo)

5.la tebaida:

La Tebaida is a Colombian municipality belonging to the department of Quindío. Its economy, as in all surrounding regions, was mainly based on the cultivation of coffee. The community diversified agriculture and later directed it to other products such as tobacco, fruits, bananas and citrus, due to the instability of coffee prices that appeared at some time

taken from :https://www.latebaida-quindio.gov.co/index.shtml.

6.Filandia:

Filandia is a Colombian municipality belonging to the Department of Quindío. The territory that today constitutes Filandia was inhabited before its foundation by a part of the indigenous tribe of Quimbayas. The lands of Filandia belonged to what the Spanish conquistadors initially called, in 1540 Quimbaya Province. Filandia has a population of 13,108 inhabitants according to the 2009 census.

taken from : https://fincasquindioya.com/filandia/

7.Salento:

Salto is a municipality in the northwest of the Department of Quindío. The municipality covers an area of 377.67 km2. It was the first settlement in Quindío of the modern era and the first municipality founded in the department. In 2005 the municipality of Salento had an estimated population of 7247, of which 3597 lived in the urban center.

taken from : https://fincasquindioya.com/salento-quindio-turismo/

8.Cordoba:

It is one of the youngest municipalities of Quindío. Settling on the central cordillera, the settlers who arrived at Cordova were peasants who during the thousand-day war emigrated from Antioquia to Risaralda and from there to the high region of green river, in what is now Cordoba. Córdoba has a population of 5328 inhabitants according to the 2007 census. The urban helmet is located at a height of 1525 meters above sea level.

taken from : https://fincasquindioya.com/cordoba/

9.Genova:

Genoa is a municipality in the southern part of the Cordillera of the Department of Quindío in Colombia. The economy of the municipality is mainly based on agricultural activities, among which the coffee activity is highlighted in all roads except for the farms in the highlands. In a second row, bananas and bananas appear, as well as cold-season fruit trees, cane, pitahaya, beans, corn and horticulture. In the cattle sector, bovine and porcine exploitation, beekeeping, pisciculture and poultry farming stand out (in their order of importance).

taken from:https://fincasquindioya.com/genova/

10. Pijao:

Pijao is a municipality of the department of the Quindío in Colombia. It is considered by many as a municipality of singular beauty. Its economy is based on agriculture, especially coffee, sugar cane, lulo, blackberry and bread catch. It also has pine crops in its mountains, in addition to the potato. In mining, it develops alluvial veins and gold mines

Its culture is rich in architecture, dance and music. Pijao has a population of 6456 inhabitants according to the 2009 census .

taken from: https://fincasquindioya.com/pijao/

11.Buenavista:

Buenavista is a municipality in the department of Quindío in Colombia. Its name is due to the viewpoint Buena vista, on the Quindío and northern part of the Cauca Valley.

Formerly known as El Tolrá, it has its urban part consisting of 343 houses scattered along the mountain from where you can see the landscape of the Maraveles Valley, the Quindío Valley and much of the north of the Cauca valley.

taken from: https://fincasquindioya.com/buenavista/