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Pereira Destination Guide

Explore Pereira in Colombia

Pereira in the region of Risaralda with its 440,118 inhabitants is a town in Colombia - some 112 mi or ( 180 km ) West of Bogotá , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Pereira

Current time in Pereira is now 11:04 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: San Cristóbal, Ulloa, Quibdó, Playa Verde, and Medellín. Since you are here already, make sure to check out San Cristóbal . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Pereira ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Batman Arkham City Trailer

1:29 min by petterongo
Views: 26814 Rating: 4.33

Este es el trailer de la segunda entrega de rocksteady, Warner Brothers games (WB) y DC comics. Batman Arkham Asylum 2. Vemos ke el psiquiátrico de arkham se traslado a Ghotam City, podemos observar u ..

ENTREVISTA EN INGLES DE MAIA CANTANTE COLOMBIANA

8:49 min by thecount1975
Views: 18332 Rating: 5.00

Inauguration of Britania in the city of Pereira, Colombia on Friday December 12, 2008. Check out the LIVE concert and interview with Colombian Singer Maía. Born in Barranquilla, Maía says she only nee ..


Navidad Pereira 2010

2:04 min by VLACIUS007
Views: 9375 Rating: 5.00

Navidad Pereira, 2010 ..

Batman Arkham City. Loquendo.

7:43 min by petterongo
Views: 7449 Rating: 5.00

Un Preview a lo que sera la segunda entrega del video juego de el Caballero Oscuro, de la compañia rocksteady, WB, DC comics y demas... una pequeña muestra de lo que sera la historia del nuevo video j ..


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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 1 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1997, Bridges in Colombia, Cable-stayed bridges, Landmarks in Colombia, Pereira, Colombia, Risaralda Department, Viaducts

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 4.83 -75.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 4.81 -75.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Airports in Colombia, Pereira, Colombia

Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas

Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas is a multi-purpose stadium in Pereira, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is also the home of Deportivo Pereira. The stadium holds 30,313 people. The stadium was built in 1971. The stadium was under reconstruction for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2011. The stadium is going to host some games and is going to hold 40.000 people. An upper tier is being added to the stadium to match with the existing west upper tier.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 4.80 -75.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 1971, Copa América stadiums, Football venues in Colombia, Multi-purpose stadiums in Colombia, Pereira, Colombia

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 4.87 -75.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Risaralda, Populated places in the Risaralda Department