Calarcá, city, northeastern Quindío 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. Calarcá is on the major highway that crosses the Boquerón (pass) del Quindío to Ibagué, capital of Tolima department. Pop. (2007 est.) 57,279.