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The most common alternative to correct soil acidity consists of using calcareous amendments. The objective of this work of research was to determine the effect of liming on the fertility of some soils representative of the Colombia coffee region. The chemical properties of five soils were evaluated after one month of incubation with five doses of lime (0, 1.25, 2.50, 5.00 and 10.00 g dm-3). The treatments differentially affected the soils in their pH, Ca2+, Mg2+, CEC, Al3+, Fe2+, Mn2+, NO3- , base saturation and interchangeable base ratio. The pH of the soil evidenced the Al3+ variations more considerably than the saturation percentage of Al3+. CEC, determined by 1M ammonium acetate and with pH=7.0, was not a good method to estimate the effect of liming, whereas the non-buffered solution of barium chloride showed to be effective. There was a high correlation between the bases saturation percentage and the pH for each soil. However, it was not possible to find a trend to explain the variations of all soils together. The changes of CEC, generated by the pH increase caused by liming, were in accordance the organic matter contents. A part of the contents of Ca and Mg, determined in the soil analysis, corresponded to the non-interchangeable fraction, a result that was related to the low solubility of the lime and supports its residual effect