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The Best Attractions In Caldas Department

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Caldas is a department of Colombia named after Colombian patriotic figure Francisco José de Caldas. It is part of the Paisa Region and its capital is Manizales. The population of Caldas is 1,030,062, and its area is 7,291 km². Caldas is also part of the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis region along with the Risaralda and Quindio departments.
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The Best Attractions In Caldas Department

  • 2. Catedral de Manizales Manizales
    The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá is an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 metres underground in a halite mountain near the town of Zipaquirá, in Cundinamarca, Colombia. It is a tourist destination and place of pilgrimage in the country. The temple at the bottom has three sections, representing the birth, life, and death of Jesus. The icons, ornaments and architectural details are hand carved in the halite rock. Some marble sculptures are included. The Salt Cathedral is considered one of the most notable achievements of Colombian architecture, being described as a Jewel of Modern Architecture. The cathedral represents a valuable cultural, environmental and religious patrimony for the Colombian people.The cathedral is a functioning church that rece...
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  • 5. Nevado del Ruiz Manizales
    The Nevado del Ruiz , also known as La Mesa de Herveo , or Kumanday in the language of the local pre-Columbian indigenous people, is located on the border of the departments of Caldas and Tolima in Colombia, about 129 kilometers west of the capital city Bogotá. It is a stratovolcano composed of many layers of lava alternating with hardened volcanic ash and other pyroclastic rocks. Nevado del Ruiz has been active for about two million years, since the Early Pleistocene or Late Pliocene, with three major eruptive periods. The current volcanic cone formed during the present eruptive period, which began 150 thousand years ago. The volcano usually generates Plinian eruptions, which produce swift-moving currents of hot gas and rock called pyroclastic flows. These eruptions often cause massive l...
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  • 10. Nevados Santa Isabel Manizales
    The Nevado del Ruiz , also known as La Mesa de Herveo , or Kumanday in the language of the local pre-Columbian indigenous people, is located on the border of the departments of Caldas and Tolima in Colombia, about 129 kilometers west of the capital city Bogotá. It is a stratovolcano composed of many layers of lava alternating with hardened volcanic ash and other pyroclastic rocks. Nevado del Ruiz has been active for about two million years, since the Early Pleistocene or Late Pliocene, with three major eruptive periods. The current volcanic cone formed during the present eruptive period, which began 150 thousand years ago. The volcano usually generates Plinian eruptions, which produce swift-moving currents of hot gas and rock called pyroclastic flows. These eruptions often cause massive l...
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  • 15. Estadio Palogrande Manizales
    Palogrande Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Manizales, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. With renovations made for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia the stadium capacity dropped to 32,000 people. It was built in 1936, and was expanded to 36,000 people in 1994. Once Caldas plays its home matches at this stadium and won the Copa Libertadores in 2004.
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