• Andrew's TravelsColombiaViajante
    En route to Cocora National Park.......... on the back of a Willys Jeep from SalentoTowering Wax PalmsClose to the park entranceIn Cocora National ParkQuindío wax palm, the national tree of Colombia; the park is the main location for themThe Explore GroupView downMirador at the top of the walkDescent...A monument honoring Princess Cocora, a figure from Quimbaya indigenous legendRestaurant Laurita for lunchTrout is a speciality of the areaColombia's national game, TejoSalento; Calle Real, a pedestrianised streetCalle RealSteps leading to Mirador Alto de la Cruz at the end of Calle RealView of Salento town from the MiradorBack in town, the other end of Calle Real; Plaza de BolivarOur Lady of Carmen ChurchStreet sceneSunset at Hacienda Combia

    Cocora Valley and Salento

    8 de novembro, Colômbia ☁️ 24 °C

    Today, we visit The Cocora Valley (Valle de Cocora), a natural valley in the Quindío Department of Colombia, and located within the Central Cordillera of the Andes.

    We drive to Salento and then transfer to two Willys Jeeps (conversions from army jeeps) to travel to the Valley area. We start to see the Wax Palms along the mountainside. On arrival, we do a well-trodden and popular countryside walk with amazing views.

    We have lunch at Restaurant Laurita en route back to Salento. Back in Salento, we play a round of Colombia's national game - Teho. This bizarre sport involves players lobbing tejos (metal discs) towards a metal ring in a sandpit that is loaded with four gunpowder-filled white pieces; the aim is to hit these and get an explosion (see short videos)!

    After that, we walk around the colourful town of Salento; it is one of the coffee regions' oldest colonial towns and is at a height of 1,900 metres. We walk up Calle Real to climb steps for the view from Mirador Alto de la Cruz and then return to visit the Church on the main square, Plaza de Bolivar.

    We then return back to Hacienda Combia for another swim and jacuzzi before having a relaxing evening with a beer.    Leia mais

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