A guide of where to eat in Pereira. There are a lot of good restaurants to choose from and a good variety of cuisine. Most can be found in the entertainment district along Avenida Circunvalar while the city center has a few decent choices as well.
A brief guide on where to stay in Pereira, Colombia. Hotels are located in both the city center and in the entertainment district along Avenida Circunvalar. The budget options are very reasonable and even upscale hotels can be affordable at times.
Cerritos is a suburb just west of Pereira, Colombia. It’s mostly residential but there are a few great hotels and restaurants in the area. Bioparque Ukumarí and Parque Consotá are also located there.
Sightseeing is limited in Pereira, but it still has a pleasant city center that’s part of the UNESCO World Heritage listed Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia.
Bioparque Ukumarí is a huge nature complex just outside Pereira in Colombia’s Coffee Region. It houses all of the animals from the old Matecaña City Zoo in Pereira, which closed in mid-2015.
As soon as Deportivo Pereira vs Boca Juniors in the 2023 Copa Libertadores became reality, I knew I had to get tickets to see them play.
The UTP Botanical Garden (Jardín Botánico UTP) is located in Pereira. It’s operated by the Technological University of Pereira (Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira) and is situated on their campus.
