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Colombia: Zona Cafeteria - Pereira and around
... so we arrived in the heart of Colombian coffee where a lot of coffee comes from (for sure we tasted a lot of times at home). Yipeeee we are in coffee Colombia and will see a real coffee farm!
Short about Pereira. Pereira is the capital city of the department of Risaralda in Colombia. It is in the center of the western region of the country, located in a small valley that descends from a part of the western Andes mountain chain. It is ...
Day 3...I know, I'm a little behind
... closets, nice black leather sofas in the living room, dining room connected to the living room, two balconies with beautiful views, and a decent kitchen. It's more than enough! I have a small flat screen TV with a few English channels, yay. All of the electrical plugs are the same as those in the US, yay. I have WIRELESS INTERNET, YAYY! Luisa stocked my kitchen and set up the apartment for me, it was so kind. If I step out onto the balcony off my living room, ...
Paying a visit to Colombias national Tree!
... just a few minutes away from the small village of Salento (Quindio). This valley has an extension of ca. 600 sqkm with numerous endemic species besides the wax palms such as the spectacle bear, Andean guam, and hundreds of hummingbirds and butterflies. According to the indigenous people of this region known as the Quimbayas, the word “Cocora” means “ water star.” The name was given in honor to a Quimbaya Princess. The Quimbayas are very ...
In Hot Water... Again!
... Afterwards, the water was so hot in the pools we retired to the hot waterfall and sat there with warm water dripping on our backs. Then back into the pick-up and another bumpy hour journey back to the hostel. The following morning we got the 6am bus to Manizales for a flight to Santa Marta. The Zona Cafeteria is so beautiful I would highly recommend it to anyone travelling to Colombia. We were all quite sad to be leaving the lush landscape.
-Liz.
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The 'Finca Trails' - Salento Stop
... in Spanish, I was translating where I could for Matt. Wow I would not have been able to do that a couple of months ago, it was still Spanglish though but I had several hours of listening carefully and learning new words too.
We then visited his smaller house where he roasts the coffee beans we picked and we then also tried this coffee, woah was it strong for me, I absolutely detest coffee so for me to try this was a big deal and I made that kind of face when you drink ...