The city of Pereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It stands in the center of the western region of the country, located in a small valley that descends from a part of the western Andes mountain chain. It is the largest city in this part of Colombia and acts as the centre of the Zona Cafetera with the appropriate range of official and commercial institutions and services. It has a very pleasant climate, though the green countryside around indicates a regular rainfall, usually short, sharp showers.The most important activities in the city take place Plaza de Bolívar.The César Gaviria Trujillo Viaduct is one of the proud symbols of the city along with El Bolívar Desnudo in its main square.Pereira, known as the city without doors and as the pearl of the Otún, is the main development center in the coffee zone. This is a booming country with friendly people which offers the visitor enchantment.Some of the outstanding plantations are the Amparo, at kilometer 9 between Pereira and Cartago; and the Ibérica, on the road to Armenia.The city zoo Matecaña City Zoo is the largest in Colombia and one of the largest in South America.hope you will happy to travel pereira.