Quindío is a
department of
Colombia. It is in the western central region of the country, crossed by the
Andes mountains. Its capital is
Armenia. It is famous for the quality of the coffee plantations, colorful architecture, benign weather, variety of hotel accommodations and tourist landmarks. This department is located in a strategic area, in the center of the triangle formed by the three main cities of the country:
Bogotá,
Medellín and
Cali. Quindio is the second smallest Colombian department (0.2% of the national territory) with 12 municipalities. Ethnographically and culturally it belongs to the
Paisa region.