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Risaralda is a department in the Andino region of Colombia. It is located in the western central region of the country. Its capital is Pereira.

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Risaralda was divided from the department of Caldas in 1966. Risaralda is very well known for the high quality of its coffee, and a booming industry: clothes, food, trading of goods and services. An important touristic, commercial, and business center.

The territory is very mountainous and has many kinds of climate in a very small area. Its proximity to harbours like Buenaventura on the Pacific Ocean and to the biggest cities in Colombia – Bogotá, Cali, Medellín – it a fast growing economic center.

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• Pereira - capital
• Apia
• Balboa
• Belén de Umbría
• Dosquebradas
• Guatica
• La Celia
• La Virginia
• Marsella
• Mistrato
• Pueblo Rico
• Quinchía
• Santa Rosa de Cabal
• Santuario

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• Zoo Matecana
• Bolivar Square
• La pobreza Cathedral
• The Farm of Noe
• Otun Lake
• Hot springs of Santa Rosa de Cabal
• Marked Stones of Alto del Toro
• Discos and pufs zone of Dosquebradas "Pink Rute"
• Natural park "Los Nevados"
• Natural Reserve "Otun - Quimbaya"
• Botanic Garden "University Tecnologic"
• Orchids Garden Tsubota
• Natural Museum Gilberto Toro Garcia inside Zoo Matecana
• Gold Museum of Republic Bank

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