Salento

• Country: Colombia
• Location: Salento
• Date: 02/10/24
• Duration: 3 Days
• Company: Hannah
• Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Taking a bus from Pereira Hannah and I arrived to the heart of the coffee region. It was raining when we arrived, but it soon cleared to reveal a cute town with shops selling typical tourist items like jewelry, bags but there was also a shop selling embroidered denim. The flared jeans I bought here soon became a staple of my travel attire. The main attraction in Salento Cocora Valley with rolling hills and intimidatingly tall palm trees, a landscape that wouldn’t be out of place in a Jurassic Park movie. In the mornings we had the typical arepa, cheese, eggs and coffee, followed by riding in the back of the jeep to the valley and menu del día to recover from the days walk. We went twice in total, the first time taking a gamble because we didn’t want to pay entry to the valley getting lost and the second conceding and paying the entry. We only stayed here for 3 days, but it’s a lovely place to hike, be in nature and relax.