Salento – very nice spot

I did like Salento. And quite a lot of Colombians like it too, it’s #2 or something on their most popular places to visit. We stayed at a nice hostel that our friends Isidor and Michelle recommended. Great spot, run by a Canadian couple who I suspect are quite shrewd in their investments. Tourism (or was it GDP?) is growing at 15%/year, so it’s a good time to get in.

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We visited a coffee farm. Apparently Colombia is the third largest producer of coffee in the world. We certainly learned a bit about how the process works, the different varieties they use, blight, shade (they like it), how many times you can use a plant/tree (3 – chopping it back each time)

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We also went to Los Nevados. It’s a large national park, but we just went to one small part, mainly to see the hummingbirds. Nice walk though.

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Finally, I must mention “Brunch”, a wonderful wonderful wonderful diner in Salento. Probably the best thickshake I’ve had in a very long time, possibly even since Eddie Rockets in Dublin, and just phenomenal peanut brownie with homemade ice-cream. If you’re in the area go!

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One comment on “Salento – very nice spot

  1. Ah salento. Lovely spot. Super coffee and those Park trees are pretty cool. Great salsa dancing with the locals too.enjoy

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