Ummandla omhle weCofi waseColombia, okanye uthathwa ngokufanelekileyo ukuba yiCafé Triangle, ekuqaleni wonyulwa ukuba abe yindawo yeLifa leMveli le-UNESCO ngoJanuwari 2010.

I-Colombia inemincili ukwazisa ukuba nge-25 kaJuni, i-2011, lo mmandla uye wavulwa ngokusemthethweni kuluhlu lwe-UNESCO lweendawo zeLifa leMveli yeHlabathi.

Ibhengezwe i-UNESCO World Heritage Landscape ngenxa yesiko layo lekhulu leminyaka lokukhula ikofu ivelisa eyona ikofu ibalaseleyo emhlabeni, ivumba elimnandi kunye nenkcubeko yalo mmandla othile eColombia yindawo ethandwayo yabakhenkethi. Isiza sisebenza njengomzekelo obalaseleyo wembonakalo yomhlaba yenkcubeko ezinzileyo nenemveliso ekhethekileyo kwaye imele isithethe esiluphawu olomeleleyo lweendawo ezikhula ikofu kwihlabathi liphela.

Ngokutsho koLuhlu lweLifa leMveli le-UNESCO, le yintliziyo yaseColombia apho iNgingqi yeKofi yanda kwiindawo ezintandathu zokulima, amaziko asezidolophini angama-18, oomasipala be-47, kunye nezixeko ezi-3 ezinkulu zaseColombia kumasebe aseCaldas, eRisaralda naseQuindío. Iifama zekofu ezininzi zisasazeke kulo mmandla wonke apho abakhenkethi bamazwe ngamazwe banokungcamla ukutyeba kweembotyi zekofu kwaye banandiphe iimbono ezimangalisayo zendawo ezingqongileyo.

"Ngomnye wemimandla emihle kakhulu eColombia enendalo, iipaki, ubugcisa, inkcubeko yekofu, kunye nemidlalo ye-adventure," kusho uMaria Claudia Lacouture, umongameli weProExport Colombia. "KuNxantathu weKofu, abakhenkethi baya kufumana inkcubeko kunye ne-gastronomy yommandla eya kuthi igqwese nayiphi na inkcazo yendawo epholileyo."

Unxantathu weKofu ufikeleleka ngokulula kuso nasiphi na isikhululo seenqwelomoya kwizixeko ezithathu eziphambili zommandla: iArmenia, iManizales nePereira, zonke ezinoqhagamshelo oluninzi eBogota. Indawo yokhenketho ekhulayo ekwiiyure ezi-2.5 ukusuka eMiami, eColombia sisizwe esahlukileyo esilungele ukufunyanwa. Ngeenqwelomoya ezithe ngqo ezingama-29 mihla le zisuka eUnited States; IColombia ilula, indawo yokufikela kumazwe ngamazwe kubakhenkethi base-US.

INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:

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.