Dosquebradas

Overview

The industry city of Region Coffee, 200.000 habitants (2004), near of Pereira, is the second city of  Risaralda.

Dosquebradas is the second largest city of Risaralda department, Colombia . As of 2005 , it had a population of approximately 200,000 inhabitants. The city is connected by the César Gaviria Trujillo Viaduct to Pereira , the capital of the department.

The name of the city comes from its two rivers ( quebradas ), Santa Teresita and Las Garzas. Dosquebradas is sometimes called the Pink Zone ( Zona Rosa ) of Pereira because it has many discos and pubs, which are filled with young people at the weekends.

History