Valle de Cocora

From Salento we took a jeep (like in every place, it was full of pictures of Jesus and Maria) to the entrance of the valley, which is home to Colombia's national plant, ceran palm trees, which grow incredibly tall. We planned to do a hike in the rainforest, but it started raining quite heavily, so we looked for a shelter, where we drank coca tea to warm us, which we had been wanting to try since Bogotá. It was very cold, and we didn't have any jacket or raincoat, so we just waited and hoped for the weather to get better. We got quite lucky and we could continue our way after an hour as the rain almost stopped. The path was very muddy and steep, but it lead through a beautiful forest, with incredible trees, rocks and a valley with a river, which we crossed several times via suspension bridges. We also saw some hummingbirds and other colourful birds. At the end even the sun came out, and we were not freezing anymore.Read more