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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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$2.000 Pesos = $1.00 US
Bus = $1.700Taxi = Min $4.000
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