| Page Views: 184 Last Visit to Salento: December, 2008 | Salento by mircaskirca - last update: Apr 12, 2009 |
The Heart of Colombia's Coffee Region Salento is a cute tiny town in Zona Cafetera, the oldest of the department of Quindío (with only 10.000 residents), founded in 1850. Salento is less than an hour from Armenia, but it feels a hundred years away. The charming main square and streets around it retain the dimension of a typical pueblo paisa. The colourful two-storey buildings along Calle Real from the main square to the stairs to the viewpoint Alto de la Cruz have been excellently preserved. Aside from the occasional car or motorcycle passing through and the fact that nearly every building along this street has been converted into a restaurant or artisan shop, not much has changed here.
This is the best place to explore nature, whether it's by horse riding along the Quindío River or by jeep to the gorgeous Valle de Cocora. The landscape is so green and absolutely stunning. You can take a hike among the mighty wax palms (palma de cera), the national tree of Colombia, native to this area. Your trip to Salento will not be completed without trucha con patacón (trout with a very thin and large plantain pancake) and tinto from locally grown and roasted coffee beans. No wonder, I fell in love with this place :) |
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 mircaskirca's Salento Travelogues | | | | Title [Click to view] | Travel Year | Pictures | | Doors | December, 2008 |  8 | | More Doors | December, 2008 | 8 | | Balconies and Windows | December, 2008 | 8 | | Side Streets and Views of Salento | December, 2008 | 8 | | Surrounding Green Area of Salento | December, 2008 | 8 | | Coffee Finca of Don Elias | December, 2008 | 8 | | Traditional Process of Making Coffee | December, 2008 | 8 | | Valle de Cocora | December, 2008 | 8 | | Valle de Cocora - more pictures | December, 2008 | 8 | | Local People | December, 2008 | 8 |
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Bwana_Brown Sun Jun 14, 2009 00:01 UTC
Mira, despite a few glitches here and there your Salento trip looks and sounds fantastic! It was great that Las Palmas guesthouse came to your rescue and then some! I really loved your Wax Palm and Restaurante Andrea tips. Beaut page! | richiecdisc Wed May 27, 2009 13:48 UTC
Great mix of culture, color and food. I can taste Colombia and I am off to make some coffee right now. It's been on my list for quite a few years, hope to go next year. Thanks. | pikuu Tue May 19, 2009 15:11 UTC
YES, I feel the coffee aroma in your stories. And I do like it. This page is not only set of well-written tips but above all professional photo-album with great pictures of people and patterns (incredible door collection)!! | Nemorino Sat May 16, 2009 13:49 UTC
So this is where the coffee comes from! I would love to visit the finca of Don Elias and see how organic coffee is grown. Fine photos in your tips and travelogues! The Café Jesús Martín sounds fantastic. |
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