Aguadas is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas. It is bounded on the north by Abejorral, on the east by Sonsón, Salamina in the southeast, on the south by Pacora, on the west with Caramanta and Valparaiso, and the northwest with La Pintada. The municipality of Aguadas was founded in 1808 by José Narciso Estrada. It is located in the northern part of the department. In addition to the fame of Aguadeño Hats (Sombrero aguadeño in Spanish), which are very similar to the Panama Hat made of palm straw called iraca in Colombia.