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Villamaria
Municipality and town in Caldas Department, Colombia

Villamaria

Villamaría is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas.

Plan a trip to Villamaria→From Medellín

Located in the Colombian coffee growing axis, it was made part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.

How locals move

Getting around Villamaria the local way

  • Get inis a modern facility next to the lower cable car station.
  • Get inThe cable car can take you to the city centre for COP$2300 (great views).
  • Get inColectivos to Chinchiná cost COP$7300 per person and take about 40 minutes (May 2026).
  • Get inCali: COP$30,000, 5 hours Bogotá: COP$77,000, 8 hours (Expresso Bolivariano) Medellín: COP$38,000, 5 hours Pereira: COP$12,000 (May 2026), 1 hr 15 min every 15 minutes with a minibus Armenia: COP$17,000, 2 hr 15 min every 15 minutes with a minibus Some common bus companies in Colombia that are found in this Terminal are: Expreso Bolivariano Expreso Bolivariano- This company has one of the most extensive networks.
  • Get aroundBy cable car There are two operating cable-car lines, both meeting at the main bus station.
  • Get aroundTypes of buses range from large buses to smaller vans, and Willys jeeps are also available for side trips to outlying areas including local mountains and valley floors, prices vary depending on destination, but are cheap.

From Wikivoyage: Manizales, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-06.

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