Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia

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The Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia is a UNESCO World Heritage Site recognized for its unique combination of natural mountain scenery and traditional coffee-farming culture that has shaped the region’s economy, architecture, and social life.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural landscape
cultural property
altitudeRange approximately 1,000–2,000 metres above sea level
associatedWith Arabica coffee cultivation
Colombian coffee culture
family-based coffee farming
shade-grown coffee systems
bufferZone surrounding mountainous areas of the coffee region
country Colombia
criteria (v)
(vi)
hasClimate humid tropical montane climate
heritageCategory Cultural
heritageType living cultural landscape
includes coffee plantations
farmhouses
forests
mountain slopes
processing plants for coffee
small towns
transport infrastructure related to coffee
villages
inscribedOn UNESCO World Heritage List
inscriptionYear 2011
language Spanish
locatedIn Andean region of Colombia
Central Andes of Colombia
departments of Caldas
departments of Quindío
departments of Risaralda
departments of Valle del Cauca
mainProduct coffee
notableFor adaptation of coffee cultivation to steep mountain slopes
coffee haciendas
colorful bahareque houses
intangible coffee-related traditions
mountainous scenery
small-scale coffee farms
traditional coffee-farming culture
vernacular architecture
partOf Colombian Coffee Region
recognizedBy UNESCO
regionName Eje Cafetero
shaped regional architecture
regional economy
regional social life
UNESCOSiteId 1121rev

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Caldas Department ("Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis UNESCO World Heritage region")
Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia ("Colombian Coffee Region")
partOf
Caldas Department ("Coffee-Growing Axis of Colombia")
locatedIn
Colombia
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite

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