Pradera also has several shopping centers and a variety of small business producing handicrafts, industrial parts, and even silver nitrate.

As a result, the nearby cities of Cali and Palmira have attracted workers from Pradera and the town itself has suffered from low community participation and a loss of identity as many of its residents are forced to look elsewhere for employment.

Several changes have been proposed to improve the current economic model, including a redistribution of municipal land distribution based on ecological regions as well as providing local governments with increased autonomy to develop their own interests.

The municipality is outfitted with the typical infrastructure for public services in Colombia, as well as banks, stadiums, parks, and churches.

Pradera's borders are defined by the yellow flower creek (Spanish: Quebrada Flores Amarillas) to the north, the Parraga river to the south and west, and the Andes range to the east.

Pradera's flag and official coat of arms were both created by journalist and former mayor of the city, Hernán Barona Sosa through an artistic collaboration with local teacher Belisario Gómez.

The coat of arms contains a shield, divided into four quadrants, above which lays a yellow banner displaying the name of the municipality.

The upper left quadrant on the shield depicts the sun rising in the east over the landmarks of the municipality: the parish church, the Bolo river, the palm trees of the park, and the mountainous landscape in background.

The upper right quadrant displays a parchment scroll with two dates written on it: 1862 representing the initial settlement of the town, and 1867 when Pradera gained legal status as a municipality.

Against a background of grey and yellow oblique stripes, the lower left quadrant depicts a sugar cane bush and two gears, representing the town's agriculture and commerce.