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...

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.

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