{"id":1363,"date":"2011-09-20T13:51:19","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T18:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=1363"},"modified":"2013-05-10T11:46:56","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T16:46:56","slug":"photo-essay-colombias-coffee-triangle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/09\/photo-essay-colombias-coffee-triangle\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Essay: Colombia&#8217;s Coffee Triangle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colombia&#8217;s Coffee Triangle is one of the few places on earth with its own official microclimate. You might guess that this makes it an incredibly interesting, varied place to visit, but this extends not only to wildlife and flora. The Coffee Triangle is full of exciting cities such as Manizalez, charming colonial towns such as Salento, incredible landscapes such as Cocora Valley and, of course, coffee farms which you can explore and find out about Colombia&#8217;s biggest, most famous export.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1365\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Colombia-Coffee-Tours1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1365 \" title=\"Colombia Coffee Tours\" alt=\"Colombia Coffee Tours\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Colombia-Coffee-Tours1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Colombia-Coffee-Tours1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Colombia-Coffee-Tours1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The colorful streets of Salento<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1368\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1742.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1368 \" title=\"The stunning Cocora Valley\" alt=\"The stunning Cocora Valley\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1742-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1742-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1742-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The stunning Cocora Valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1369\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1874.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1369 \" title=\"Coffee Farm Colombia\" alt=\"Coffee Farm Colombia\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1874-682x1024.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1874-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1874-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Typical dress of workers at a coffee farm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1370\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1761.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1370 \" title=\"Cocora Valley\" alt=\"Cocora Valley\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1761-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul and JL risk their lives for photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1371\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1807.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1371 \" title=\"Salento\" alt=\"Salento\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1807-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Man on horse risks his horse for photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1372\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1372\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1939.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1372 \" title=\"IMG_1939\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1939-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1939-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1939-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Without our trusted laptops and internet, we were pretty lost<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1373\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1959.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1373 \" title=\"Marcela travel blog\" alt=\"Marcela travel blog\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1959-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1959-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1959-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marcela hard at work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1374\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a 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