The best road cycling routes in Cartago

Beautiful main park with the shade and freshness of this great Samán planted in 1917

Located 10 minutes from Armenia, it is a district of the Montenegro municipality established as such on January 31, 1978. It is located in an area that unites Tebaida, Montenegro and Circasia. In its urban area there are the Marco Fidel Suárez school, the Antonio Nariño and El Carmen schools, it has hotels, drugstores, restaurants, etc. It has several hostels and about 70 properties for recreation, being the jurisdiction with the largest number of tourist farms in the department. It is close to the Cisneros Batallion, the Coffee Park and other tourist sites, it is known for its empanadas and arepas with cheese, as well as several restaurants. It has the London Coffee factory, where the Quindío Specialty Coffee Association operates and the El Agrado farm, where coffee tasting events are held. It also has a spectacular view of Armenia and its surroundings. On August 31, Farmers' Day is celebrated with dance performances, trova, chirimía, etc.

Municipality of the department of Valle del Cauca, considered the wine capital of Colombia, and unlike most cities in the Valley, a large amount of all kinds of tropical fruits are grown there, such as grapes, papaya, passion fruit, lulo, cocoa, coffee, guava, among others; thanks to this, its urban development has been faster than that of other Valle del Cauca towns because its horticultural axis is not centered on sugar cane, unlike 80% of the entire department. The other name as it was known in the past was Hato de Lemos, since the lands where this municipality was built were owned by the landowner Pedro Lemos. It was founded on April 20, 1796 but became a municipality in 1890 and its founder was called Juan Jacinto Palomino. The Gorrones Indians, who prevailed on the western bank of the Cauca River, from Cali to Anserma, were the first inhabitants of La Unión, Valle. Its name comes from the name of the fish that was an important food in its gastronomy. La Unión was the scene of the most important social protest during the colonial period against Spanish authority in the west of the viceroyalty of New Granada, an episode known as the Uprising of Hato de Lemos in 1781. It has a large number of vineyards and is the main headquarters of the Casa Grajales Winery and the Museum of Grapes and Wine. Extreme sports such as paragliding and motorcycling are also practiced.

La Victoria was founded in 1835, initially under the name of "La Cañada" in the Los Micos region, but the aim was to make the region a river port, so it was moved to the Cauca River. The name La Victoria was given on December 23, 1850, the date on which the Catholic Church commemorates the feast of Saint Victoria. It began as a hamlet belonging to Obando, but developed so quickly that in 1928 it re-emerged as a new municipality. The territory includes extensive flat areas and a few mountainous areas whose relief corresponds to the western slope of the Central Andes Mountain Range. Among the orographic accidents, the Guacará, Aguja, Montecristo, Santa Barbara, Sierramocha and Taguales peaks stand out, as well as the Pan de Azúcar hill and the heights of Alegrías, El Convento, Gallinazo, La Cruz and La Pintura. Its main economic activities are agriculture, livestock, mining and commerce. The crops of coffee, corn, soybeans, cotton, beans, cassava and bananas stand out. In the mining field, gold, gypsum and talc are exploited. Previously, it had a strategic position that made it an obligatory passage between cities such as Zarzal, Cartago, Roldanillo and Pereira. However, with the development of the Pan-American highway, it gradually lost the flow of vehicles, along with a notable deterioration in the access roads to the municipality. Like many municipalities in the Valle del Cauca, La Victoria was the epicenter of drug trafficking within the well-known Cartel of the north of the valley. Although there were no violent events as critical as in neighboring towns, it was one of the causes of the displacement of 236 people in the period between 2000 and 2008.

Piedra de MOler is a town near the Municipality of Cartago with an altitude of 992 meters. It is close to the town of La Modia and the town of Modín. In this area there are places to bathe either in the Vieja river or in one of its tributaries or in swimming pools. Also along the main road we find several food restaurants on everything fried

Main paved road that connects these two municipalities, it is 14.4 km long with many swings and a good inclination suitable for both road bikes and MTB

view of tapao village

this is unpaved the entire way. MTB and Hybrids but no road bikes will make it