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La Florida Destination Guide

Discover La Florida in Colombia

La Florida in the region of Risaralda is a place located in Colombia - some 106 mi or ( 171 km ) West of Bogotá , the country's capital .

Interactive map of La Florida

Local time in La Florida is now 01:01 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: San Cristóbal, Ulloa, Santa Rosa de Cabal, Quimbaya, and Quibdó. When in this area, you might want to check out San Cristóbal . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in La Florida ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Festival Yipao - Colombia

3:13 min by Colombiatravel
Views: 11528 Rating: 5.00

Cada año, en el mes de junio, los habitantes de una pequeña, pero muy pintoresca población Calarcá, ubicada en la región colombiana del Quindío (Triángulo del Café), decoran las calles, las casas y lo ..

Colombia's Coffee Triangle

4:34 min by luxurylatinamerica
Views: 1622 Rating: 4.38

A tour of the Coffee Triangle region of Colombia: Pereira, Manizales, and Armenia. From the editor of Luxury Latin America: www.luxurylatinamerica.com Slideshow and videos include Termales del Otoño H ..


The Highlight of the Zona Cafetera Ashifreeshma's photos around Salento, Colombia (travel pics)

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 874 Rating: 3.00

Preview of Ashifreeshma's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these ..

FERIA DEL GALLO ORNAMENTAL PEREIRA

3:15 min by PROTURCAFE PROMOTORA TURISTICA
Views: 691 Rating: 0.00

LA FERIA CONCURSO DEL GALLO ORNAMENTAL es una fiesta cultural campesina que busca difundir las tradiciones ancestrales y las bondades naturales de la cuenca media del rio Otun. Se tiene el Gallo Ornam ..


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Interesting facts about this location

César Gaviria Trujillo Viaduct

The César Gaviria Trujillo Viaduct (Spanish: Viaducto César Gaviria Trujillo) is a cable-stayed bridge connecting the neighbouring cities of Pereira and Dosquebradas in Risaralda, Colombia. It is one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in South America and, at the time of its completion in 1997, ranked 20th in the world. The bridge has a total length of 440 metres, including a central span of 211 metres. There are four traffic lanes and two sidewalks, giving a total width of 26 metres.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 4.82 -75.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1997, Bridges in Colombia, Cable-stayed bridges, Landmarks in Colombia, Pereira, Colombia, Risaralda Department, Viaducts

Filandia, Quindío

Filandia is a town and municipality in the northern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located on the west side of Cordillera Central of the Andes mountain range running through central Colombia, 26 km north of the departmental capital Armenia. It is the northernmost of twelve municipalities that form Quindío, the second smallest department of Colombia. It houses a small community economically supported by agriculture and tourism.

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Located at 4.67 -75.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Quindío, Populated places in the Quindío Department

Dosquebradas

Dosquebradas is the second largest city and a municipality in the Risaralda Department, Colombia. As of 2005, it had a population of approximately 200,000 inhabitants. The city is connected by the César Gaviria Trujillo Viaduct to Pereira, the capital of the department. The name of the city literally means "two creeks" (dos quebradas), Santa Teresita and Las Garzas.

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Located at 4.83 -75.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Risaralda, Populated places in the Risaralda Department

Santa Rosa de Cabal

Santa Rosa de Cabal is a town and municipality in the Risaralda Department, west central Colombia, on the western slopes of the Andean Cordillera Central. It is a commercial and manufacturing centre for the fertile agricultural and pastoral hinterland. Silkworms are raised in the vicinity, and there are silver, gold, and mercury mines nearby. A thermal pool called "Termales" is open for visitors.

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Located at 4.87 -75.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Risaralda, Populated places in the Risaralda Department

Matecaña International Airport

Matecaña International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Matecaña) is an airport located in the city of Pereira, Colombia. It connects the Risaralda department of Colombia. It also serves the cities of Armenia, Cartago, and Manizales in emergency situations. The airport was built in 1945, and the runway was expanded to its current length between 1966 and 1968. It has one cargo ramp built in 1978.

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Located at 4.81 -75.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Airports in Colombia, Pereira, Colombia