Calarcá
Sign in to saveCalarcá is a municipality in the eastern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 4 km east of the departmental capital Armenia. Its nickname is La Villa del Cacique in homage of its writers. The city was founded in 1886 by Segundo Henao and Román María Valencia during the time of colonization by people from Antioquia. It is the second most populated city in Quindío, after Armenia.
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- Calarcá, Quindío
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- Municipality and town
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- View of Calarcá
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- Flag of Calarcá (Quindío).svg
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- 250px
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- Location of the municipality and town of Calarcá, Quindío in the Quindío Department of Colombia.
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- Colombia
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- 300
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- Location in Colombia
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- Country
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- Department
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- Quindío Department
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- Mayor
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- Luis Alberto Balsero Contreras
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- Founded
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Calarcá is a municipality in the eastern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 4 km east of the departmental capital Armenia. Its nickname is La Villa del Cacique in homage of its writers. The city was founded in 1886 by Segundo Henao and Román María Valencia during the time of colonization by people from Antioquia. It is the second most populated city in Quindío, after Armenia.
In 2023, Calarcá had an estimated population of 75,979. Located along the Colombian coffee growing axis, it was made part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.