Meeting Don Elias, Organic Coffee Grower and Machete-wielding Snake Slayer

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March 27th 2009

Published: April 18th 2009

Day 725 (24.03.09) When we'd headed out on foot this morning from Salento, a small and pretty village perched amongst the verdant hills and valleys of Colombia's main coffee growing region, we never expected the experiences that would greet us before the day was out. In all our guidebook searches and chats with locals we couldn't seem to find out anything about coffee plantations that you could... Read Full Entry

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Mark and Chrissie Hayward

mark and chrissie

We are having the mother of all honeymoons - our dream trip around the world taking in as many countries and experiences as possible. Taking the bold step with a serious career break we have now covered a huge distance seeing some of the world’s treasures and meeting interesting and likeminded people along the way. Mark and Chrissie ... full info

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18th April 2009

A-M
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So wonderful!
I wanted to congratulate you on a beautiful trip and the way you tell and ilustrate your stories is one of the nicest ways I have seen! God bless and keep on having fun in such beautiful country!

17th September 2009

tamsin
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looks great
hi there, well done on pursuing your trip. my boyfreind and i are in a similar situation, we can´t find much info on the plantations. i´ve read about don elias in an english paper and he souds great. could you let me know how long it all took from walking there and back and also the rough price, we are on a very small budget but i love coffee and really want to see the growing and processing of it all. many thanks tamsin xx

17th September 2009

tamsin
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14th November 2011

Molly
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Thank Goodness
Hi there, I was searching for the name of the owner of this plantation and am happy to have found it. My husband and I, with our 9 month old son, went to visit the same plantation. Thank goodness he didn't have a "kill" like that while I was there. I have a horrible phobia of snakes and would have gone completely bananas. It warms my heart to know he's getting visitors. What a sweet man who is trying to make a living doing what he loves. Thanks for sharing. -Molly

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