CALARC

city, northeastern Quindo department, Colombia, on the western slopes of the Andean Cordillera (mountains) Central, at 5,039 ft (1,536 m) above sea level. Like neighbouring Armenia, the departmental capital, it is an important coffee-growing centre. Calarc is on the major highway that crosses the Boquern (pass) del Quindo to Ibagu, capital of Tolima department. Pop. (1973) city, 32,533; mun., 54,658.