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is a department of Colombia. It is in the western central region of the country, crossed by the Andes mountains. Its capital is Armenia. It is famous for the quality of the coffee plantations, colorful architecture, benign weather, variety of hotel accommodations and tourist landmarks. This department is located in a strategic area, in the center of the triangle formed by the three main cities of the country: Bogotá, Medellín and Cali. Quindío is the second-smallest Colombian department (0.2% of the national territory) with 12 municipalities. Ethnographically and culturally it belongs to the Paisa region.

Municipalities

  • Armenia, capital city. Named after the Caucasus republic of Armenia.
  • Calarca. Named after Cacique (Chief) Calarca of the Pijao.[2]
  • La Tebaida. Named after the Thebaid region of ancient Egypt.
  • Circasia. Named after the Caucasus region of Circassia.
  • Montenegro. Named after the Balkan republic of Montenegro.
  • Quimbaya. Named after the indigenous Quimbaya civilization.
  • Salento. Named after the Salento region in Italy.
  • Córdoba. Named after the Andalusian city of Cordoba, Spain.
  • Pijao. Named after the Amerindian Pijao federation.
  • Génova. Named after the Italian city of Genoa.
  • Buenavista. Named after the Spanish city of Buenavista de Valdavia.
  • Filandia. Named from the Latin words "filia" (daughter) and "Andia" (Andes), thus "daughter of the Andes" (the northernmost municipality of the department). 

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





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