"Heart of the Coffee Zone" Salento by rambling_rose

Salento Travel Guide: 88 reviews and 391 photos

Salento by night - Salento
Salento by night
Salento

Salento is a lovely little town which makes the perfect base for visiting the coffee zone as well as the Valle de Cocora. It's a typical colonial town, centred around a main square off which are shops selling souvenirs made of coffee beans as well as various places to stay.

It's a popular weekend destination for people from Armenia and Pereira, who come to sample the local trout. Food stalls are set up around the main square. During the week it's a lot quieter.

eating fish, or being eaten?
eating fish, or being eaten? - Salento

The rubbish bins in the main square are just asking to be used for 'comic' photos!

Alto de la Cruz
Alto de la Cruz - Salento

Alto de la Cruz

There are two miradors in the town - Alto de la Cruz and one slightly further out. Beautiful views!

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:relaxed country town
  • Cons:watch out for the torrential rain!
  • Last visit to Salento: Oct 2007
  • Intro Written May 4, 2008
  • Add to Trip Planner (?)
  • Report Abuse

Reviews (4)

Arabica coffee bush - Salento Coffee fresh from the bush Things to Do (2)

Don't miss a visit to a coffee farm - this is the Coffee Zone, after all. An hour's walk out of Salento are two coffee... more travel advice

wax palms - Salento Valle de Cocora Things to Do (2)

Catch a jeep from Salento main square to the Valle de Cocora. Here is the Acaime national park and home to the wax palm. more travel advice

fried trout - Salento trout, trout, trout Restaurants (1)

At the weekend, food stalls are set up around the main square, all serving pretty much the same thing! Trout and... more travel advice

view over Plantation House garden - Salento friendly hostel Hotels (1)

Simple but comfortable rooms and a junglely garden - this is on the edge of the town but feels like you're in the middle... more travel advice

Comments (1)

  • Reply
    MalenaN's Profile Photo
    May 17, 2008 at 10:57 PM

    To try the trout is defenitly something I will do when I visit Salento!

rambling_rose's Related Pages

Salento Travel Guide

 
Explore the World
Travel Destinations
rambling_rose's Profile Photo

rambling_rose

“Everywhere is within walking distance... if you have the time.”

Online Now

Female

Top 5,000 Travel Writer
Member Rank:
0 4 5 4 8

Badges & Stats in Salento

  • 4 Reviews
  • 13 Photos
  • 0 Forum posts
  • 1 Comments
  • 370PageViews
  • See All Stats
  • See All Badges (2)

Have you been to Salento?

  Share Your Travels  

Latest Activity in Salento

Photos in Salento

See All Photos (13)

Top 10 Pages

See All Travel Pages (20)

Friends

No friends yet.