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Pereira is the capital city of the department of Risaralda in Colombia's Zona Cafetera. It is in the center of the western region of the country, located in a small valley that descends from a part of the western Andes mountain chain. It is an urban center in the coffee producing region. Located in the middle of the triangle formed by the 3 main cities in the country: Bogotá, Medellín and Cali and about 3-5 hour drive from these cities.
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The Cathedral "La Pobreza" is the city's easy to see sight, why the Spanish would choose locations high up for planting cities, and why the later Colonialists from Medellin and State of Antioquia who founded this city choose this relatively high location to mount a new city 130 years ago. The climate is moderate and very healthy, and nothing like the humidity and heat you'll find in valleys down below!.
Urban park with colonnades and other sorts of monuments, and old train station.
The city has an important eco-park on a mount overlooking the city and beautiful coffee rich valleys down below. The view is 360 degrees, and to east, north and south are views of city that's nestled up against the western side of central Cordillera (Colombia, in the western part of the country, is basically divided into sections by three large, wide mountain ranges) and to west are views of the valleys, rivers and coffee plantations down below which contain the famous coffee cities of Santa Rosa de Cabal and La Virginia. It contains beautiful views overlooking the city and affords views of mountains. There are many hiking trails and nature walks, Also, there is also a large conference center and restaurants.
There are two main plazas: Plaza Bolivar and Ciudad Victoria, where people can go to sit and to chat with friends, or to shop and to watch others in afternoon and evening, and to look at the Naked Bolivar statue. Adjacent sits the Municipal Palace administration buildings, as Pereira city is also the seat of Risaralda state.
Little cutesy things and other sorts of art.
An impressive bridge.
Pereira library and cultural events center.
Here you can get the low down on botany at this center for academia. Lots of birds and butterflies too.
An ice cream parlor where you can find the best fruit salad of Pereira and surroundings.
La Tienda de Olmedo
A tiny bar with thousands of vinyl records, mostly tangos and Spanish music.
Cocktails, beer and food served. Pool tables. Terraces with great view of the Plaza de Bolívar.
A cheap, basic, but clean and safe hotel downtown. Cable TV and big rooms with large windows; but no hot water and too soft beds.
Rooms with private bathrooms, Wi-Fi, newspapers in lobby, luggage storage, friendly owner, good location.
Hotel and spa.
An inexpensive but nice hotel downtown. Pretty lobby. Breakfast available. Friendly staff. Free Wi-fi in lobby, plus one internet computer available for COP$2,000/hr. Cable TV, hot water, rooms with views. Laundry service available.
View of the mountains and many hummingbirds.
Downtown at Plaza de Bolívar. Comfortable but small rooms. Nice restaurant with great views of the plaza. Parking included but not in the premises.
It is the largest hotel in town. Formerly Hotel Melia Pereira.
Discover a luxury hotel on "Via a Cerritos" where the warm weather complements the coolness of the pool and the serenity of a lake. Additionally, the hotel boasts "Octavo by Rausch" a unique restaurant that slowly rotates, offering diners a 360° panoramic view of the surroundings without ever leaving their seat.
The newest and largest mall boasts a wide array of shops including Victoria's Secret, Zara, H&M, Falabella, Bershka, among other renowned brands. It also features a quality food court, supermarkets and a cinema.
A mall near downtown, Cinemas, clothing, cafes, A supermarket nearby and restaurants. Indoor parking. Near a Megabus station.
A beautiful mall with a beautiful ambientce, large variety of shops, a Jumbo supermarket and a cinema. The best place to spend the afternoon.
Behind the Movich Pereira Hotel, Hanging out, buying groceries and a stationery store, Houses upscale stores.
Downtown location, right on Plaza de Bolivar. Many shops and also cinemas, food court, cafes, indoor parking.
By car
Pereira is about 7 hours from Bogota by car, in the Bogota-Melgar-Ibague-Armenia road.
By bus
Buses run in and out of Pereira's main station, Terminal de Transporte de Pereira. The station is clean and has standard amenities.
By taxi
Taxis are relatively cheap but make sure the meter is on. Some taxi drivers are dishonest and try to take advantage of foreigners.
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