Caldas is a town and
municipality
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in
Antioquia Department,
Colombia. Caldas is part of
The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley
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. It is the seat of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Caldas.
Climate
Caldas has a
subtropical highland climate
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(Cfb) with abundant rainfall year-round.
Notables Caldeños
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Luis Fernando Montoya
Luis Fernando Montoya Soto (born 2 May 1957) is a former Colombian football manager, best known for leading Once Caldas to winning 2004 Copa Libertadores. He was shot during a robbery in December 2004. Since then he has been struggling with a te ...
professional soccer coach
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Ciro Mendía poet and playwright
References
Municipalities of Antioquia Department
The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley
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