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A colorful coffee town with balconied colonial houses and the gateway to the Cocora Valley, in the heart of Colombia's coffee-growing region.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Caldas Department, Colombia · South America
San José sits on the route: 15 minutes from Viterbo, 60km from Cocora Valley (Valle de Cocora).
San José is a town located in Caldas Department, Colombia. With a population of 1,724, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, San José sits in Colombia, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Bogota time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add San José to your route.
San José is a town and municipality located in the western portion of the Colombian Department of Caldas. It was originally part of Risaralda Municipality until 1997, when it became an independent municipality within the Caldas Department. The municipality is part of the Lower Western District, 67 km from Manizales.Read more
Its name derives from the arrival of the founders on the day of Saint Joseph, March 19.
The municipality is divided into 18 minor counties or veredas:
Altomira, La Paz, Los Caimos, El Contento, Tamboral, Arrayanes, El Bosque, Morroazul, La Primavera, La Libertad, La Cienaga, La Estrella, Guaimaral, Vaticano, El Pacifico, La Morelia, Pueblo Rico and Buena Vista.
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San José is located in Caldas Department, Colombia, South America. The coordinates are 5.0822 latitude, -75.7911 longitude.
San José has a population of approximately 1,724 people, making it a town in Colombia.
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landmark
A colorful coffee town with balconied colonial houses and the gateway to the Cocora Valley, in the heart of Colombia's coffee-growing region.
55 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
A coffee town in southwest Antioquia with a plaza of hand-painted wooden chairs and balconies, reached by a cable car over the valley and surrounded by cock-of-the-rock reserves.
58 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
A dramatic valley in the coffee region filled with towering wax palms reaching 60 meters, the tallest palm trees in the world and Colombia's national tree.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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