OVERVIEW
Armenia, the capital of the Department of Quindío, is an amazing jumping off point to explore a territory that UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site in 2011: the Coffee Culture Landscape of Colombia. This city was founded on October 14, 1889 and is well connected by road with other cities where coffee culture is an important part of daily life.
In Armenia travelers can come into contact with the coffee culture in local estates and learn more about the cultivation of this emblem of Colombia. There is much to do near the capital of the Department of Quindío: you can practice adventure sports, sail down rivers, and visit a botanical garden to see many beautiful butterflies.
In Armenia travelers can come into contact with the coffee culture in local estates and learn more about the cultivation of this emblem of Colombia. There is much to do near the capital of the Department of Quindío: you can practice adventure sports, sail down rivers, and visit a botanical garden to see many beautiful butterflies.
UNIVERSITY AND HOSPITALS
We are part of the University of Quindio, we make most of our clinical practices in the Hospital Departamental Universitario Del Quindío San Juan De Dios.
RESEARCH PROJECTS AND LABS
-Clinical characteristics and evaluation of diagnostic tests for Colombian children with congenital Toxoplasmosis.
-Anti-tumoral activity of novel antimicrobial peptides from the dung beetle Oxysternon conspicillatum.
-Anti-tumoral activity of novel antimicrobial peptides from the dung beetle Oxysternon conspicillatum.
BOARDING
Family home. at the cost of hosting association.
Coffee is the base for several different drinks and food in the Quindío cuisine. Some of the typical food and drinks are:
- Salentune Patacón, which is made with plantain, smashed in a thin layer, fried and covered with grounded cheese and pineapplesauce
- Quindian arepa filled with shredded chicken and pieces of pig chicharrón
- Cocora, which is a baked trout
- Maduro, which is a broiled plantain filled with cheese and Bocadillo (thick guava jam)
- Roasted gurre
- Guatin stew
- Coffee wine (obtained from fermentation of coffee berries) with flavor similar to coffee liqueur
- Coffee arequipe
- Corn chicha fermented in a large pottery recipient containing a horseshoe to enhance the flavor
- Carajillo, a typical cocktail made of one part of hot coffee, one part of sugarcane aguardiente and cinnamon sticks
LODGING
At Family home. at the cost of hosting association.
TRANSPORTATION
Public transportation is not very expensive , it is best to use taxis.This ones are prompt and reliable,tiping is not mandatotry or usual.
MUST SEE
http://www.uniquindio.edu.co/
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia,_Colombia