Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia
Brief Description
An exceptional example of a sustainable and productive cultural landscape that is unique and representative of a tradition that is a strong symbol for coffee growing areas worldwide - encompasses six farming landscapes, which include 18 urban centres on the foothills of the western and central ranges of the Cordillera de los Andes in the west of the country. It reflects a centennial tradition of coffee growing in small plots in the high forest and the way farmers have adapted cultivation to difficult mountain conditions. The urban areas, mainly situated on the relatively flat tops of hills above sloping coffee fields, are characterized by the architecture of the Antioquian colonization with Spanish influence. Building materials were, and remain in some areas, cob and pleated cane for the walls with clay tiles for the roofs.
An exceptional example of a sustainable and productive cultural landscape that is unique and representative of a tradition that is a strong symbol for coffee growing areas worldwide - encompasses six farming landscapes, which include 18 urban centres on the foothills of the western and central ranges of the Cordillera de los Andes in the west of the country. It reflects a centennial tradition of coffee growing in small plots in the high forest and the way farmers have adapted cultivation to difficult mountain conditions. The urban areas, mainly situated on the relatively flat tops of hills above sloping coffee fields, are characterized by the architecture of the Antioquian colonization with Spanish influence. Building materials were, and remain in some areas, cob and pleated cane for the walls with clay tiles for the roofs.
Paysage culturel du café de la Colombie
Le paysage culturel du café de Colombie est un exemple exceptionnel d'un paysage culturel productif et durable qui est unique et représentatif d'une tradition devenue un symbole fort en Colombie mais aussi dans d'autres régions caféières du monde. Le bien comprend six paysages agricoles et 18 centres urbains situés au pied des collines des chaines orientale et centrale de la cordillère des Andes, dans l'ouest du pays. Il reflète une tradition centenaire de la culture du café sur de petites parcelles prises sur la haute forêt et la façon dont les paysans ont adapté la culture au difficile environnement montagneux. Les zones urbaines, situées principalement sur les plateaux au sommet des collines surplombant les plantations de café, sont caractérisées par l'architecture de la colonisation d'Antioquia, influencée par le style espagnol. Les matériaux de construction étaient, et demeurent dans certaines zones, le torchis et les cannes tressées pour former les murs tandis que les toits sont constitués de tuiles d'argile.