Salento

Salento

Salento in Quindio (Colombia)

Salento guide

On a path traced in the middle of mountains with infinite green tones, the product of incredible flora species such as African palms and coffee plantations, you reach Salento, Colombia. This small town remembers the best days of the peasant and coffee-growing communities that inhabit the coffee triangle.

Salento is known as the cradle of the wax palm, it is a paradise stopped in time whose houses and balconies remain intact dotted with different colors and overflowing flowers.
The buildings of Salento are a representation of the typical Paisas houses that populate this area of warm and friendly people.

What to do in Salento

Excursion through the Cocora Valley

If your desire is to delight the view with a landscape as unique as it is extraordinary, do not miss this excursion and take a closer look at the tall palm trees. Since it rains constantly, the trail will be quite muddy, so you'll have to rent a pair of boots if you do not want to know what it's like to have mud up to your knees.

The looker

As in many cities and towns of the world, you can never miss a place of these. In the viewpoint of Salento you can see the magnitude of the Cocora Valley, the Quindío River and the beautiful haciendas that adorn the nearby mountains.

Delight in the Calle Real

Not for something this street has such a prominent name. When you go through them, you will be glad to visit the handicraft stores and local clothing stores, located in colorful houses.

The Bolivar Square

This is the central square or the heart of Salento. You can enjoy watching the daily life of the people in a relaxed way and breathing the tranquility of the streets, while taking pictures of the statue of Bolívar and the church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen.

The Finca of Don Elías

Nothing like walking a coffee farm and learn all the process that involves making coffee, from its cultivation to roasting. The small tour is worth 5,000COP ($ 2.80) and ends with a good cup of coffee or red (Colombian way of calling the coffee).

Agroecological Park The Promised Land:

Cataloged by many locals as a kind of paradise, this park is a great attraction if you want to interact with the animals of the place, walk on paths in the middle of the forest and distract the view with the landscapes.

Food in Salento

At Brunch de Salento you can try great pancakes, waffles, tortillas, meat or veggie burgers and curry dishes at prices much lower than the quality of their delicacies. Thus, the starters cost in this restaurant COL $ 20 000.

Café Bernabé Gourmet specializes in pasta and meat dishes, with starters available starting at COL $ 25,000.

Other Latin American restaurants that deserve a gastronomic visit in Salento are Acaime, Donde Laurita, El Patio De Mi Casa and the Rincón llanero BBQ.

 

Climate in Salento

In Salento, the summers are short and comfortable, the winters are short and cool and wet and cloudy all year round. During the course of the year, the temperature generally varies from 55.4 ° F to 73.4 ° F and rarely drops below 53.6° F or rises above 77 ° F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of the year to visit Salento for hot weather activities are from mid-June to early September and from the end of December to mid-January.