Old coffee machine in Pijao

The Coffee Region, Salsa & Border Crossings

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June 23rd 2018
From Medellin we took a six hour bus to Salento which is in the coffee region and we were looking forward to spending some time out of the city again. We had also arranged to catch up with Conor, Caoimhe, Jess and Daniel who we had met on The Lost City Trek. We arrived late and unprepared but luckily Conor was slaving away in the kitchen with plenty of bolognese going spare to feed us as well. He ... read more

South America » Colombia » Quindío » Salento

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Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more