Quindío

Meaning

Proper Noun

• river Colombia (country), 69 kilometres (43 mi) long, which forms in the mountains east of Salento and flows to the southwest.
• department Colombia (country), through which this river flows.

Origin

• Borrowed from Spanish Quindío from the native name, which is said by some sources to be from Quimbaya quindío or quindus meaning "paradise, eden".