Monthly Archives: January 2014

Colombia 3 – Discovering more about coffee at Hacienda Venecia, Manizales.

Posted on 21/01/2014 by defender95

9th – 18th November – We have decided that we would like to learn more about coffee production and have chosen to stay at Hacienda Venecia in Manizales, a fourth-generation, family-owned, working coffee farm.   It is considered to be … Continue reading →

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Colombia 2 – Salento and the Valle de Cocora.

Posted on 15/01/2014 by defender95

8th November –  Salento is in the heart of coffee country and is one of the region’s earliest settlements.  The adobe buildings surrounding the main square are amazingly well preserved, with brightly painted roof trims, windows, doors and balconies.  There … Continue reading →

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Colombia 1 – The Southwest – Ipiales, Las Lajas, Popayan, Parque Nacional Purace, San Agustin and the Desierto Tatacoa.

Posted on 14/01/2014 by defender95

  COLOMBIA Capital – Bogota                Currency – Colombian peso (C$ or COP)          Language – Spanish plus indigenous languages     31st October – At the border crossing into Colombia … Continue reading →

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