About Calarca
Calarca is a city, northeastern Quindio department, Colombia, on the western slopes of the Andean Cordillera (mountains) Central, at 5,039 ft (1,536 m) above sea level. Like neighbouring Armenia, the departmental capital, it is an important coffee-growing centre. Calarca is on the major highway that crosses the Boqueron (pass) del Quindio to Ibague, capital of Tolima department.