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Victory Place - Pereira
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Pereira is a city of Colombia, capital of the department of Risaralda, located in the coffee - growing region, one of the main centers of the national economy and part of the so-called paisa region that draws a subculture Colombian.

The city has a population of 421,648 inhabitants, according to official figures from the census conducted by the DANE in 2005.

It is located in the central-west region of the country, in the river valley in the Cordillera Central Otun of the Colombian Andes. Pereira is 359 km from Bogota and is the center of the so-called golden triangle formed by Bogota, Medellin and Cali.

This growing Colombian city is also known as "The Querendona, Transnochadora and Morena," "The Pearl of the Otun" and "The city without doors."

City university and commercial, Pereira is bound point of the national road network and has connected international airport.

Civic Plaza, City Victory (photo)
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Main point of contact citizen, is where you perform the major events and parties in the city. There are 6,200 square feet of public space on hard floor and three levels of underground parking with a capacity for 495 vehicles.

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