Activities

Finca Cafetera

You can visit a Coffee Finca typical to the area and learn about the different steps required to get a good cup of coffee. The owners of the Fincas will share their experience with pleasure.

La Posada del Café can provide information about the different fincas in the region.

Valle de Cocora

Salento is the starting point for excursions into the Valley of Cocora : jeep taxis leave from the town square and travel 11 km up the valley to the settlement of "Cocora", from which point the valley may be explored on foot or on horseback via numerous trails.
Cocora is the location of the majority of wax palms (Ceroxylon quindiuense) in existence in the world.

Source: Wikipedia | Valle de Cocora in Wikipedia

Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados

It was created in 1977 in the departments of Caldas, Quindío, Risaralda and Tolima.
Salento has a good portion of this sanctuary with places like Paramillo del Quindío, los Arenales del Quindío, la Cuchilla y la Laguna Berlín, la Laguna Alta, el Cerro Águila y la Cuchilla de la Media Luna.
Close to the border with the department of Tolima is the Nevado de Tolima with an elevation of 5216 meters.
Source & Foto: Wikipedia | Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados in Wikipedia

Salento offers all information and requirements, including guides, for planning a trip from one to several days to the park.

Arquitectura de Colonización Antioqueña

These houses are representative of the social organization of the city in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
The constructions, some still in traditional bahareque or tapia style are well preserved, painted in bright colors, and have large doors with rich carvings and large balconies overlooking the street.
Source: Wikipedia

Staying at La Posada del Café you can enjoy the unique experience of spending some time in one of those houses.

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