Risaralda is very well known for the high quality of its coffee, and a booming industry: clothes, food, trading of goods and services. The territory is very mountainous and has many kinds of climate in a very small area. It a fast growing economic center.
Caldas has many natural resources including mercury, gold, silver, coal, sulfer, zinc, and many other minerals.
Boyacá is a department in the Andino region of Colombia.
Antioquia is a department in the Andino region of Colombia. It is famous for its many coffee plantations.
The Andean Highlands is a region in central-western Colombia.
Patagonia is a region in the extreme south of Chile.
The Southern Chile region is south of central Chile, but not as far south as Patagonia.
Central Chile is a region of Chile.
The Northern region of Chile is among the driest regions in the world.
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and borders Uruguay and Argentina. It is in some sense a unique region that merges clearly identifiable elements of Brazilian culture, the culture of Pampas region which also includes Uruguay and a large portion of Argentina, as well as the culture of German and Italian immigrants.