After one of the most scenic bus journeys we've had (which was a shame as we were asleep for most of it) we arrived at Salento, part of the coffee triangle.
The area was lovely, stunning views from our hostel which was also very nice, especially the free scrambled eggs for breakfast.
The next morning we went to a coffee plantation to do a tour. We learnt about the different processes involved in the production and then got to try some filtered coffee. The tour was in Spanish but we'd seemed to have tagged onto a university trip full of Colombian girls and their guide ended up being our unofficial English translator for the bits we missed, vey handy.
John picking some coffee beans
We'd heard a lot about a great peanut butter brownie you could get in town. Never ones to miss out on good food, we went along, it was great, but it defeated us and we couldn't finish it, despite our best efforts. Could eat one now though...
There were lightning storms every night which was great to watch from a distance but tricky to capture on camera. We did iPhone versus SLR and the iPhone won this time!
The next day we wanted to do some more hiking so we went to the nearby Colcora Valley park to see the wax palm trees. They grow over 30 metres and tower above all of the other trees around them, quite a sight.
We also got to see tens of tiny, beautiful hummingbirds which buzzed around us. Also hard to capture on film!
Then we managed to fit 12 people in a tiny jeep taxi, where the nominated had to hold on for dear life, especially on the bends!
After four hours walking with a tough uphill section, there was only one thing for it, to go get a burger bigger than our heads.
And then sadly it was already time to leave this gorgeous place of beautiful views, great coffee and great food for an overnight bus to Medellin, which used to be the most dangerous city in Colombia.
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