Isifunda Sekhofi esihle saseColombia, noma esithathwa ngokufanelekile njengeCafé Triangle, saqokwa ekuqaleni ukuba sibe isiza samagugu omhlaba se-UNESCO ngoJanuwari 2010.

I-Colombia iyakuthokozela ukumemezela ukuthi ngo-June 25, 2011, lesi sifunda savulwa ngokusemthethweni ohlwini lwe-UNESCO lwezindawo Zamagugu Omhlaba.

Imenyezelwe i-UNESCO World Heritage Landscape ngesiko layo lekhulunyaka lokutshala ikhofi ukukhiqiza ikhofi elingcono kakhulu emhlabeni, iphunga namasiko alesi sifunda esithile e-Colombia iyindawo ethandwa izivakashi. Isiza sisebenza njengesibonelo esiyingqayizivele sendawo yamasiko eqhubekayo futhi ekhiqizayo ehlukile futhi emele isiko eliwuphawu oluqinile lwezindawo ezitshala ikhofi emhlabeni wonke.

Ngokohlu lwamagugu omhlaba lwe-UNESCO, lena yinhliziyo yaseColombia lapho iSifunda Sekhofi sikhula sibe izindawo eziyisithupha zokulima, izikhungo zasemadolobheni eziyi-18, omasipala abangama-47, kanye namadolobha ama-3 amakhulu aseColombia eminyangweni yaseCaldas, eRisaralda naseQuindío. Inani elingenakubalwa lamapulazi ekhofi asakazeke kuso sonke lesi sifunda lapho izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe zinganambitha ukunotha kwebhontshisi yekhofi futhi zijabulele ukubuka okumangalisayo kwendawo ezungezile.

"Ingenye yezifunda ezinhle kakhulu e-Colombia ezinemvelo, amapaki, ubuciko, isiko lekhofi, nemidlalo ye-adventure," kusho uMaria Claudia Lacouture, umongameli we-ProExport Colombia. "E-Coffee Triangle, izivakashi zizojabulela isiko kanye ne-gastronomy yalesi sifunda okuzodlula noma iyiphi incazelo yezwe elimangalisayo."

I-Coffee Triangle itholakala kalula kunoma yisiphi isikhumulo sezindiza samadolobha amathathu amakhulu esifunda: i-Armenia, iManizales nePereira, wonke anokuxhumana okuningi e-Bogota. Indawo yezokuvakasha esafufusa etholakala amahora angu-2.5 ukusuka e-Miami, e-Colombia iyizwe elihlukahlukene elilungele ukutholwa. Ngezindiza eziqondile ezingama-29 nsuku zonke ezivela e-United States; I-Colombia iyindawo elula, yamazwe ngamazwe yabahambi base-US.

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Landscape for its centennial tradition of coffee growing producing the best coffee in the world, the aroma and culture of this particular region in Colombia is a popular tourist destination.
The site serves as 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.
According to the UNESCO World Heritage List, this is the heart of Colombia where the Coffee Region expands to six farming landscapes, 18 urban centers, 47 municipalities, and 3 major Colombian cities in the departments of Caldas, Risaralda and Quindío.