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ElQuindio - Quindío - Información General
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Información General

Quindío

Al pasar por este departamento, el visitante se impresiona con cada uno de los paisajes, su variedad en climas, sus parques, el aroma y el sabor del café. Es una región llena de historia, cultura y tradición, que gracias a la cercanía de los municipios, la facilidad de transporte y comunicación y sus variadas alternativas viales, se convierte en un área estratégica y de interés para todo tipo de viajero.

Sus recursos se componen de una gran diversidad en paisajes, flora y fauna, a pesar de ocupar solo un pequeño porcentaje de la superficie colombiana. Gracias a la variedad de pisos térmicos, su geografía montañosa y el entorno natural, cuenta con lugares para el avistamiento de aves, la práctica de deportes extremos, parques temáticos y culturales, entre otros servicios para el disfrute de los visitantes.

El Quindío está constituido por 12 municipios: Armenia, Buenavista, Calarcá, Circasia, Córdoba, Filandia, Génova, La Tebaida, Montenegro, Pijao, Quimbaya y Salento. Cada uno de ellos posee atractivos que permiten un sinfín de actividades que se pueden desarrollar para el entretenimiento y recreación de los visitantes.

Paisaje Cafetero.  Fuente: Uff.TravelÉste se destaca por ser un departamento que da a conocer la agricultura y la forma de vida del campesino cafetero, como una oportunidad turística, didáctica y educativa. En cada rincón de esta región se puede respirar la tradición y la cultura cafetera. Se pueden hacer actividades en un espacio rural, donde se pueden alojar en fincas productoras, adaptadas para vivir una experiencia de acercamiento a las prácticas usuales y cotidianas de la tradición cafetera, y deleitarse de la naturaleza, la cultura y la gente.

También se puede disfrutar de la aventura y el deporte extremo, ya que la zona permite la oferta de recursos naturales para aprovechar las prácticas de alto riesgo, dirigida a quienes buscan emociones extremas. Es posible practicar balsaje, kayaking, rappel, rafting, cannopy, parapente, entre muchas otras actividades.

Los parques temáticos fueron una de las ideas del Quindío, pioneras en Colombia. Escenarios como el Parque del Café en Montenegro, PANACA en Quimbaya, el Jardín Botánico en Montenegro, Recuca (Recorrido Cultural Cafetero), el Parque de los Arrieros, son un claro ejemplo y representación de la vocación del hombre quindiano, la caficultura y las actividades campesinas y agrícolas como fuentes de vida y progreso.

Acerca de su historia

PANACA.  Fuente: Uff.TravelSobre estas fértiles tierras, poblaron los Quimbayas, ejemplo de hombres trabajadores, que dejaron un legado lleno de tradiciones, historia y cultura; y luego poblado por colonizadores antioqueños y de otras regiones del país. Fueron los orfebres y ceramistas que dejaron la rica cultura material denominada Quimbaya Clásico, reconocida como una de las manifestaciones artísticas y tecnológicas más elaboradas del mundo indígena prehispánico.

En 1966 por la Ley 2ª del 19 de Enero se creó el Departamento del Quindío.

Geografía

Atardecer en un paisaje cafetero. Fuente: Uff.TravelPropiaPor su localización geográfica se pueden identificar en el departamento 4 zonas:

  • Zona Norte integrada por los municipios de Filandia y Salento.
  • Zona Occidental integrada por los municipios de Quimbaya, Montenegro, Circasia y La Tebaida.
  • Zona Centro (núcleo urbano) integrada por los municipios de Armenia y Calarcá.
  • Zona Suroriental, integrada por los municipios de Génova, Córdoba, Pijao y Buenavista.

Su topografía comprende 2 tipos de paisaje: Una zona montañosa con vegetación típica de la zona y buenos recursos hídricos; y otra área con una topografía ondulada de clima templado, caracterizada por suelos aptos para la diversificación agrícola.

Economía

Economía. Fuente: Uff.TravelLa economía del Quindío se desarrolla en torno al cultivo y comercialización del café y al turismo rural. Su mayor atractivo es el paisaje natural, la biodiversidad de especies, el colorido de sus atardeceres donde se destacan la arquitectura tradicional de la colonización antioqueña y de la cultura cafetera. Esto permite que el turismo sea parte primordial en la economía de la región.

Gastronomía

Gastronomia  Fuente: flickr.com por Triangulo del CafeEn el Quindío se desarrolla una rica y variada cocina, en donde se destaca, por la herencia antioqueña, la bandeja paisa: reconocida por ser uno de los platos con la mayor cantidad de ingredientes: arroz, huevo frito, carne molida, chorizo, plátano, chicharrón, arepa y fríjoles.

Por otra parte se destaca la utilización del café en diferentes recetas como postres, bebidas frías, cocteles, galletas, helados, arequipes, entre otros. Sus especialidades están desde asados hasta variedades de cocina internacional, variadas preparaciones de trucha, empanadas, arepas, ponches y dulces.

Artesanías

Artesanías de Filandia. Fuente: Uff.TravelEn el Quindío se concentra una gran cantidad de artesanos, maestros en el uso de la guadua, la cestería y otras fibras naturales. Por supuesto, también esta el café como materia prima para creaciones artísticas, joyería, adornos, entre otros.