Gaviria Trujillo Viaduct, a cable-stayed bridge, was opened on 15 November 1997. It is named after César Gaviria, the 40th president of Colombia, who was born in the city of Pereira. The viaduct links Pereira with Dosquebradas and the cities of Armenia and Manizales. The length of its centre span is , one of the longest in South America. Climate Pereira has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af'') although its altitude is sufficient to make its afternoon temperatures very warm rather than hot. The average temperature is , and the annual average rainfall is . There is a large degree of biodiversity in the region. Education Places of learning in Pereira include: Pereira also has a number of training institutions associated with the National Learning Service (SENA). Harvest Festival The Harvest Festival () is celebrated on the anniversary of the founding of the city. It is usually also the month that coffee crops are collected, giving rise to the phrase "hicieron su Agosto" ("they made their August"), meaning that someone made good money, referring to the pay that coffee collectors earned in August. Sports Pereira has a huge variety in sport arenas in the city. It has the biggest and best Olympic Village in the Western part of the Country, with the recently renovated Stadium Hernan Ramirez Villegas, the Velodrome, the Olympic swimming pools, the multiple tennis and synthetic football fields, and the biggest Skate Park in the Country. It also has many other venues like the Commerce Club with many more venues. Pereira has achieved the title of the most active city in Colombia in 2015, with important programs such as the Cycle way every Sunday, by closing the most important avenues of the city to give way for people riding bike, running or simply walking. Also every neighbourhood in the city has an Open Air gym for the use of everyone. Pereira's main football team is the Deportivo Pereira, which plays in the Categoría Primera A. The city hosts the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium, a velodrome, a skating area, an Olympic swimming pool and a motocross track. Pereira is also home to the "coffee marathon". Pereira is the birthplace of the Colombian tennis player, Santiago Giraldo, and soccer player Cucho Hernández. Religion The predominant religion is Catholicism. There are also Protestant churches. Twin towns – sister cities Pereira is twinned with: Miami-Dade County, United States Gastronomy Pereira's gastronomy