Pereira, Colombia

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Pereira is a city in Colombia, and the

capital city of Risaralda. It is the most

populous city in Coffee region and

makes a big metropolis with two

suburbs like Dosquebradas and La

Virginia. The city is located in central-western part of the region, in the

valley of river Otn in the Central

Cordillera of the Andes.

The city of Pereira is known as la

querendona, trasnochadora y

morena and the Otn pearl It is

also well known as the city with no

doors, the capital of joy and thecapital of coffee region in Colombia.

In the Central part of the country

where you can experience a big

diversity of the weather, different kind

of entertainment, wide gastronomical

variety, and places to practice extreme

sport; but the best of all is the very

nice, friendly and welcoming people.



There are many places to go and see in

Pereira, like, Botanical Garden,

Metacaa Zoo with more than 150

species. For those who like the nature,

just 15 minutes away from Pereira there

is the town of Santa Rosa de Cabal,

where you can find a lot of nature

reservoirs, forests, villages and places

to take thermal spa and hydro

massages. On the route to Cauca River,

tourists can find No Farm (La Granja

de No), a place that represents the

way of living in the coffee areas of the

region which main characteristic is the

sustainability. The National Park Tatam

is an ideal place for adventures.

It is a place with a small human

presence a dense nature, the best

way to explore it is with a guide.

Also there is the Otn Lake, which

is said to be located in the clouds,

because of the snow of Ruiz y

Santa Isabel Mountains which are

located behind the lake. And in

the end it is possible to go through

the Sanctuary of Fauna and Flora

Otn in Quimbaya.



Since the early 80's in Pereira, the

need to talk about developing plans

in order to renew the area due to

the deterioration of

this sector. Through the figure

of the municipal urban renewal led

to the development of what is now

Ciudad Victoria, with many public

spaces, among which the Plaza

de Bolvar, located between

the 19th and 20th streets, and

7th and 8th avenues, across from

the Cathedral Nuestra Seora de la

Pobreza, it is famous for

its monument El Bolivar Desnudo

(Naked Bolivar). The area is

the main center of commercial and

financial activities of the city as

well as a meeting place for its

habitants.

Also Lucy Tejada Cultural Center,

located in the place of

the central gallery, where is

located the Cultural

Institute of Pereira, the band of

musicians, the radio

station "Remigio Antonio Caarte

", the Municipal Library, the

Exhibition rooms and the

Academy of

History, music workshops, dances

and theater,

and shops related to cultural

things. It was opened in 2005

during the anniversary city fair.



There are different types in

educational field in Pereira.

Technological University of Pereira

offers undergraduate and graduate

education located in a very calm and

natural area where the Botanical

Garden is located. There are more

universities like Catholic University ofPereira, Universidad Libre, Andina

University, Cooperative University of

Colombia, Universidad Nacional a

Distancia, University of Santo Tomas, la

Universidad CEIPA, Antonio Nario

University, Universidad Autnoma de

las Amricas, there is also some

educational institutes for workingtraining education like SENA. In

February 2010 in the city has been

opened first coffee CEDE (Center for

Entrepreneurship and Business

Development), where is possible to

offer training for small-sized business.



By planeMatecana International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in the region. Receives

domestic flights Domestic non-stop flights go to Bogot, Medelln. There are non-stop

flights to Madrid (Spain), Miami, New York, Quito and Guayaquil from the airport in Cali

By car

Pereira is about 6 hours from Bogota by car, in the Bogota-Melgar-Ibague-Armenia road.

The trip is about 4 hours from Medelln and 3 hours from Cali (Pereira-Cartago-Buga-

Cali).

By busCurrently buses run in and out of Pereira's main station, Terminal de Transporte de

Pereira. The station is clean and has standard amenities. Multiple bus companies have

regular routes to destinations around the country. To get there from the airport you can

take a taxi ride.

Airport

Down Town



SeeZoo Matecaa

Museum of Modern Art.

Orchids and Catleyas Garden.

Bolivar Square

Museum of Technology in the University

Museum Gilberto Toro Garca.

Gold Museum at the Republic Bank

Building.Cesar Gaviria Trujillo Viaduct,

Centro Cultural Lucy Tejada

Hotsprings

Buy

Victoria Plaza

Unicentro

Pereira PlazaBolivar Plaza

Dance

Paradise, circunvalar Avenue.

Bars

Bristol

El Rincn ClsicoZanzibar Club

Eat

Sayonara

La Estancia

Mam Flor

Delight

La Gran Manzana



$2.000 Pesos = $1.00 US

Bus = $1.700Taxi = Min $4.000



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