Colombia's Coffee region, AKA: Heaven!

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Located in Colombia’s coffee region this little town of 2000 inhabitants is located amidst the lush green mountains this area is famous for. Our first day here we walked to a coffee farm where a tiny old man took us around and we picked, roasted, ground and drank our own coffee beans. God I love this country!

The second day we hiked in a near-by national park. I know I describe everything as amazing and beautiful, but this place was truly stunning and perhaps the most beautiful place we’ve been so far. We arrived to the park early in the morning and the light cast by the early sun gave the place a calm, but inviting ambience. We walked though a deep grassy pasture through the valley and then began our ascent into the rain forest. The contrast of the lush green mountains and the brilliant blue sky reminded me of hiking in the Swiss Alps, and later at the top the wax palms (unique to this area) turned into deep green spruces and I felt like I was on Vancouver Island. At the top, the path goes though a man’s house and you have to stop and sign his book.
For lunch we stopped at a women’s house in the mountains and she served us a traditional drink of hot chocolate with homemade cheese to dip into it. She had several humming bird feeders and the trees we vibrating with the energy of these birds.

At night we had a cozy fire place and a kitten to cuddle up with.

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Photos

We were mobbed
on our way to find the coffee plantation

Salento
Extremely busy with Colombian tourists on the weekends

Traditional Drink
Homemade chesse (and hopefully pasturized) dipped in hot chocolate

The Angel of Death
or the Alice in Wonderland magic mushroom

Comments

[Grant]

amazing!
Carrie, Truly an amazing trip you're having! I can't even imagine how you guys figured out where to go and how to set this all up. I definitely would LOVE to chat about your trip when we no doubt meet up in the near future. Try not to think about the C word and enjoy your trip! Grant