Centro Regional Cafetero para la revitalización del Magdalena Centro

Abstract

The province of Magdalena center has faced difficulties over the years from the social, cultural, economic, educational, technological, agricultural and lack of social security fields such as the following: Armed conflict for more than a decade (1987-2003), agricultural decline due to land abandonment, involuntary displacement, unemployment that reaches a percentage higher than 30% in the urban area, insecurity, reduction of the economic dynamics of the municipality since its percentage of contribution to the department is only 0.90% ( Matheo, 2005), low economic income, technological delay, loss of social cohesion, decreased quality of life with respect to the index of basic needs and lack of psychosocial quality. However, thanks to its geographical position (west of the department with exit to Rio Magdalena) and according to publications such as (Governorate of Cundinamarca; National Federation of Coffee Growers, 2015) it has a product such as coffee which is one of its pillars Within the daily agricultural activities of most of the municipalities in this region, for all the above, this project addresses these problems through the urban and architectural intervention called (Regional Coffee Center). The Regional Coffee Center, which seeks to revitalize the region, will support good agricultural practices; improving productive cycles, repowering the economy, generating in society the consolidation in their lands, improving the environment and making this a means of income such as agrotourism and at the same time facing social realities such as the good use of land and sustainability of their territories, also from psychosocial aspects entrepreneurship and training will be promoted to deliver products with recognition of origin and quality.