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Pereira

(Encyclopedia) PereiraPereirapārāˈrä [key], city (1993 pop. 348,023), capital of Risaralda dept., W central Colombia, in the upper Cauca valley. It is a major distribution center for coffee and…

Armenia, city, Colombia

(Encyclopedia) Armenia Armenia ärmāˈnyä [key], city, W central Colombia. It is located in a fertile agricultural region; coffee, silk, and sugarcane are produced. Armenia…

Jiquié

(Encyclopedia) Jiquié or JequiéJequiéboth: zhək&oomacr;ēĕˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 144,772), Bahia state, E Brazil, on the Contas River. Iron deposits are nearby. Tobacco, cacao, sugar, coffee,…

Yauco

(Encyclopedia) YaucoYaucoyouˈkō [key], town (1990 pop. 42,058), SW Puerto Rico, on the Yauco River. It is a growing commercial, trade, and processing center of a sugar, coffee, tobacco, and cotton…

Abengourou

(Encyclopedia) AbengourouAbengourouäbĕng-g&oomacr;ˈr&oomacr; [key], town (1988 pop. 59,114), E Côte d'Ivoire. It is the commercial center for a region producing cacao, coffee, kola nuts,…

Elgon, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Elgon, MountElgon, Mountĕlˈgŏn [key], extinct volcano, central Africa, on the Kenya-Uganda border. Its highest peak is Wagagai (14,178 ft/4,321 m). The inhabitants of Mt. Elgon's…

Guayama

(Encyclopedia) Guayama Guayama gwäyäˈmä [key], town, SE Puerto Rico, founded 1736. It is a growing processing and…

Jimma

(Encyclopedia) Jimma or JimaJimaboth: jĭmˈä [key], city (1994 pop. 88,867), Oromia region, SW Ethiopia. It is the commercial center for a coffee-producing region. Potassium and sodium nitrates are…

Girardot

(Encyclopedia) Girardot Girardot hērärᵺōtˈ [key], city, central Colombia, on the Bogotá and Magdalena rivers…

Enterprise

(Encyclopedia) Enterprise, city (2020 pop. 28,830), Coffee co., SE Ala.; inc. 1896. It is a peanut-shipping center with many peanut-processing…