Pitalito is a Colombian town and municipality located to the south of the Department of Huila, Colombia over the Valley of the Rio Grande de la Magdalena, 180 km from its capital Neiva. It is referred as "The Valley of Laboyos". It is also the second most populated municipality in the Department of Huila, with approximately 150 000 inhabitants, and is considered the largest producer of coffee in Colombia, in whose land are cultivated coffee beans of very high quality, therefore has become the new Coffee-growing region of Colombia, being epicenter of production the District of Brussels. On several occasions it has been awarded with the "Cup of Excellence", for being the best coffee in the country.