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Calarcá, the Glossary

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1985 establishments in Colombia
Buildings and structures in Quindío Department
Butterfly houses
Climbing areas of Colombia
Landmarks in Colombia
Municipalities of Quindío Department
Tourist attractions in Quindío Department

Abseiling

Abseiling, also known as rappelling, is the controlled descent of a steep slope, such as a rock face, by moving down a rope.

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Andes

The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America.

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Antioquia Department

Antioquia is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea.

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Armenia, Colombia

Armenia is the capital of Quindío Department in the South American country of Colombia. Calarcá and Armenia, Colombia are municipalities of Quindío Department.

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A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms botanic and botanical and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens.

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Buenavista, Quindío

Buenavista is a municipality in the south-central part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. Calarcá and Buenavista, Quindío are municipalities of Quindío Department.

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Butterfly house

A butterfly house, conservatory, or lepidopterarium is a facility which is specifically intended for the breeding and display of butterflies with an emphasis on education. Calarcá and butterfly house are butterfly houses.

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Cacique

A cacique, sometimes spelled as cazique (feminine form: cacica), was a tribal chieftain of the Taíno people, who were the indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles at the time of European contact with those places.

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Caicedonia

Caicedonia is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, situated about 172 km from the capital Cali.

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Cajamarca, Tolima

Cajamarca is a town and municipality in the Tolima Department of Colombia.

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Calcite

Calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).

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Camping

Camping is a form of outdoor recreation or outdoor education involving overnight stays with a basic temporary shelter such as a tent.

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Cassava

Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava, manioc,--> or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes.

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Córdoba, Quindío

Córdoba is a municipality in the eastern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. Calarcá and Córdoba, Quindío are municipalities of Quindío Department.

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Cliff

In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical.

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Coffee production in Colombia

Coffee production in Colombia has a reputation for producing mild, well-balanced coffee beans.

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Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.

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Colombian coffee growing axis

The Colombian coffee region (Eje Cafetero), also known as the Coffee Triangle (Triángulo del Café) is a part of the Paisa region in the rural area of Colombia.

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Cooking banana

Cooking bananas are a group of starchy banana cultivars in the genus Musa whose fruits are generally used in cooking.

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Cordillera Central (Colombia)

The Cordillera Central (Central Ranges) is the highest of the three branches of the Colombian Andes.

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Departments of Colombia

Departments of Colombia refer to the administrative divisions of Colombia.

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Ecotourism

Ecotourism is a form of tourism marketed as "responsible" travel (using what proponents say is sustainable transport) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people.

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Emigration from Colombia

Emigration from Colombia is a migratory phenomenon that started in the early 20th century.

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Indigenous peoples in Colombia

Indigenous peoples of Colombia are the ethnic groups who have inhabited Colombia since before the Spanish colonization of Colombia, in the early 16th century.

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Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Colombia)

The Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales), also known by its acronym in Spanish, IDEAM, is a government agency of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia.

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La Tebaida

La Tebaida is a municipality in the western part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. Calarcá and La Tebaida are municipalities of Quindío Department.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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Luis Vidales

Luis Vidales (26 July 1904 – 14 June 1990) was a Colombian poet, writer, statistician and politician.

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Municipalities of Colombia

The municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Republic of Colombia.

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Oceanic climate

An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as Cfb, typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool to warm summers and cool to mild winters (for their latitude), with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes of temperature.

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Pijao people

The Pijao (also Piajao, Pixao, Pinao) are an indigenous people from Colombia.

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Pijao, Quindío

Pijao is a municipality in the south-eastern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. Calarcá and Pijao, Quindío are municipalities of Quindío Department.

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Quindío Department

Quindío is a department of Colombia.

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Remittance

A remittance is a non-commercial transfer of money by a foreign worker, a member of a diaspora community, or a citizen with familial ties abroad, for household income in their home country or homeland.

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Rock climbing

Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations or indoor climbing walls.

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Rock shelter

A rock shelter (also rockhouse, crepuscular cave, bluff shelter, or abri) is a shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or cliff.

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Salento, Quindío

Salento is a town and municipality in the north-east of the department of Quindío, Colombia. Calarcá and Salento, Quindío are municipalities of Quindío Department.

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Spanish colonization of the Americas

The Spanish colonization of the Americas began in 1493 on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic) after the initial 1492 voyage of Genoese mariner Christopher Columbus under license from Queen Isabella I of Castile.

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Spanish Empire

The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976.

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Tolima Department

Tolima is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the Andean region, in the center-west of the country.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calarcá

Also known as Calarcá, Quindío, El Mariposario, Mariposario, Peñas Blancas, Quindío, Peñasblancas.

Calarcá, the Glossary

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1985 establishments in Colombia

Buildings and structures in Quindío Department

Butterfly houses

Climbing areas of Colombia

Landmarks in Colombia

Municipalities of Quindío Department

Tourist attractions in Quindío Department

References