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Salento or Pereira

by anvilak 03 April 2012

My girlfriend and I going to Colombia for two weeks next month and we're still deciding on what our itinerary will be. We've got about…
RE: Zona Cafetera: Manizales or Periera?

by bogota2011 04 March 2012

You can just as easily visit Santa Rosa from Pereira, which I prefer because the nightlife is better plus Manizales is pretty run down…
RE: Zona Cafetera: Manizales or Periera?

by johnnybogota 02 March 2012

As #2 points out, Manizales gives you ready access to the Nevado del Ruíz. I actually prefer Manizales, I think it has a nicer ambience.…
RE: What is the Most Ideal City from which to Explore the Zona Cafetera?

by NACIREMA 17 December 2011

Awesome! Do you know of any good institutions that teach Spanish in the area? I know there is an El Paraiso language school in Pereira,…
RE: What is the Most Ideal City from which to Explore the Zona Cafetera?

by yiyia 17 December 2011

Yes, Salento is twenty minutes away from Armenia, forty minutes away from Pereira, and about an hour from Manizales. From the coffee…
RE: What is the Most Ideal City from which to Explore the Zona Cafetera?

by yiyia 17 December 2011

The zona cafetera is by far the safest destination in Colombia, Pereira is in the middle of the way between Manizales and Armenia and…
What is the Most Ideal City from which to Explore the Zona Cafetera?

by NACIREMA 17 December 2011

If I wanted to visit the Zona Cafetera in Colombia and see places such as Manizales, Armenia, Pereira, Salento, and Valle de Cocora, which…
Re: 1 week in the "Zona Cafetera" (beginning of January)

by johnnybogota 12 November 2011

I'd throw in a handful of comments It is extremely difficult to rent a car in Colombia, it is actually easier to buy a house than rent…
RE: December Trip to Colombia - Little Help

by thepegasusleague 26 October 2011

Unless you nurture a specialist interest in Spanish colonial architecture, you should only need one full day for Cartagena. From there…
RE: where to go this year?

by ClubAtletico 25 September 2011

Cabo de la Vela, The Santander Region where you can make any extreme sport in your mind, Parque de los Nevados, Leticia of course. Maybe…
RE: Need so places to stop over to break up the trip from Bogota to Quito?

by runwildrunfree 27 July 2011

Ibague, Armenia, Tulua, Buga, Palmira, Cali. I've been to Zona Cafetera (Pereira and Manizales) but not to Armenia, but my guess is that…
Re: Eje cafetero - Colombia

by siriri 30 August 2010

HI, MY NAME IS GEORGE. I LIVE IN QUINDIO. I RECOMEND YOU TO READ TEXT IN LP:: INTRODUCING ZONA CAFETERA With just the brew of altitude…
Re: Cocoa Plantation

by siriri 06 July 2010

The essence of Colombia resides in the mountains in the alpine cities of Bogotá, Medellín and Cali, and the smaller cities of the Zona…
RE: Zona Cafetera/Medellin in a 2 week itinerary

by JoseKevo 06 May 2010

No matter what/how you plan, you're still probably going to leave each area wishing you'd had more time. Colombia just seems to be that…
RE: Colombia?

by elrusomiami 11 May 2009

The "Zona Cafetera" is the main region where coffee is grown, and it is beautiful, basically green tree-colored rolling mountains. That's…
RE: Zona Cafetera Coffee Plantations

by CheersTerry 18 December 2008

The original Plantation House is very nice - wonderful owners - but it's very basic. You can get a private room, but baths are shared.…
RE: Zona Cafetera Coffee Plantations

by santoblas 18 December 2008

Thanks for that info mjain. Like most old guys I got to pee at nite and like my own bath
RE: Zona Cafetera Coffee Plantations

by mjain 17 December 2008

i think it is a dormitory style .but they have private rooms.i think the owner has opened a new place just opposite plantation.may be…
RE: Zona Cafetera Coffee Plantations

by santoblas 17 December 2008

i was looking at the plantation also in salento..could you tell me about what kind of accommodations..do they have private baths ...i´m…
Re: Zona Cafetera Coffee Plantations

by libby612 17 December 2008

Funny... I ended up going to Salento and staying at the plantation house. I was there for the second day of the festival of lights as…
RE: Zona Cafetera Coffee Plantations

by vanbuy 08 December 2008

Well, didn´t hear from anyone before I left, so took the bus to Armenia, an hour past Pereira. It is a small city, with a very nice …
Re: Zona Cafetera Coffee Plantations

by libby612 06 December 2008

Im currently in Medallin as well, and am looking into heading to manizales as well... just wondering if you've heard anything.
RE: Zona Cafetera Coffee Plantations

by hitchhiker_fp 06 December 2008

you can try also with a post in http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g294073-i1708-Colombia.html happy travels : )
Zona Cafetera Coffee Plantations

by vanbuy 06 December 2008

Has anyone stayed at one of the plantations? How was it, and how did you book it? Also, is anyone there now, I am wondering about how…
RE: Best place for Coffee?

by elitobon 23 September 2008

The best place to buy colombian coffee is in Armenia, Quindio "the zona cafetera" or maybe in Antioquia, but Quindio is near Bogota (about…