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On October 14, 1899, the city of Armenia was founded by Jesús María Ocampo Tigreros, Alejandro and Jesús María Suárez. It receives its name in memory of the dead of the massacres in Armenia, a European region of the Caucasus, and for the existence of a farm that bore that name and that was located in that place. It is recognized for the strength and kindness of its people and was baptized ´´The Miracle City´´ by Guillermo León Valencia for its great urban growth and development in a short time. The name for the people born there is Armenians, but its inhabitants are also said to have their bros for a fruit called Cuyabra (pumpkin Lagenaria siceraria) that occurs in the region and with which popular contests were held in which prizes were awarded. peasants who grew the largest fruits.

1956: The city's team, Deportes Quindío, is champion of the professional soccer tournament.

1966: President Guillermo León Valencia declares Armenia as the capital of the new department of Quindío.

1999: An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale occurs on January 25.

The culture and idiosyncrasy of its people is related to the culture of Antioquia, its inhabitants are known for being warm, friendly and happy, a pattern common to all the inhabitants of the nation in general.





Armenia is the capital of Quindío, one of the 32 departments of Colombia. Located in the Eje Cafetero, one of the main nuclei of the national economy and part of the so-called paisa region that indicates a Colombian subculture. The city is located at the coordinates 4.5170 ° north latitude, 75.6830 ° west, 290 kilometers west of Bogotá. Armenia is a medium-sized city located between Bogotá, Medellín and Cali, the 3 largest cities in Colombia. The city code for phone calls is 096. Its average temperature is between 18 ° C-22 ° C. Raipur, India is the latest to become a sister city of Armenia.





This population, like other cities in the department, has diverse samples of modern and contemporary architecture. Its rapid development has made it name as the miracle city of Colombia. It has one of the best levels of quality of life in the country. Its climate, with an average temperature of around 20 ° C, in addition to its urban attractions and those of its surroundings, have made it one of the most recognized tourist centers in the western Colombian region. It is currently the second tourist destination in the country. It is also an important commercial center, a product of the wealth of its municipality, essentially coffee-growing.

After the 1999 earthquake, the city became a major tourist hub.

The city was devastated on January 25, 1999, at 1:19 P.M. by an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale, causing serious damage throughout the city, as confirmed on one occasion by the former governor of the department Amparo Arbeláez Escalante, the human and material damages were in the balance of the National Government calculated by Luis Carlos Villegas, with the following official figures: 26 municipalities affected 1,230 dead 5,300 injured 50,000 buildings affected 200,000 people affected. The city is currently being rebuilt, and in just ten years it already has the appearance of a modern city, impregnated with that country-city color that has always characterized it. In 2005 it hosted the XV Bolivarian Games, together with Pereira.

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