One of Colombia‘s most important exports is its coffee. Over 10 million bags of coffee are exported every year from Colombia, to areas such as Japan, Australia, Europe and the US. Colombia is up with Vietnam and Brazil as one of the world’s most popular coffee producers, and the country has a reputation as one […]
Tag: The Coffee Region
After a long day trekking through stunning Cocora Valley and visiting charming Salento, your body is going to deserve some kind of relaxation. Fortunately for your body, only about an hour and a half away by car is the gorgeous and soothing Termales de Santa Rosa de Cabal, hot springs on the edge of the […]
We’ve written about Colombia’s spectacularly varied topography before. Here you can find yourself roaming through dense jungles, wading in turquoise seas or hiking in stunning mountain ranges all in one trek. Though good for the tourist, when roads began to be formed amongst these landscapes Colombians were faced with somewhat of a dilemma: where could […]
When I tell people back in England that I’m in Colombia, generally the first thing they assume is that I’m living in some kind of tropical paradise, and that the weather in Colombia is uniformly beautiful and sunny. Now, as lovely as that would be, I’m a Londoner and so I’m thankful to be living […]
We were walking around the main square of Salento, a beautiful, traditional village in Colombia, with houses so colourful you feel as though you’re in a sweet factory. Children in identical outfits were running around the plaza, while old men wearing cowboy hats and denim stood in front of the village church, talking to each […]
Fincas have been part of Spanish culture for centuries and the term traditionally refers to a rural or agricultural estate. More recently, fincas have become popular as holiday homes, with their typically countryside setting offering a perfect escape from city life. In Colombia there’s an abundance of fincas that dot the farmlands surrounding many of […]