Colombia

Location

North-western South America, between the Pacific and the Caribbean. On the Central Andes, in the middle of the country, lies Quindío — the heart of the coffee region.

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A journey through Quindío

Location

Nine stops through the department's towns, viewpoints, coffee country and landscapes — and at the end, Cannatel.

Armenia · Culture

Armenia

The department's capital, on the same road that runs past Cannatel. Home of the Quimbaya Gold Museum, and the natural starting point for all of Quindío.

Salento · Nature

Cocora Valley

The Quindío wax palm, Colombia's national tree, rises as high as sixty metres above the valley floor. Trails and lookouts follow the foothills of Los Nevados.

Salento · Towns

Salento — Calle Real

The signature street of Quindío's oldest town: coloured balconies, Antioquian-colonisation architecture, craft and cafés from one pavement to the other.

Salento · Nature

Alto de la Cruz

Where Calle Real ends, a climb of stairs reaches the lookout. Below, the Quindío river valley; on clear days, the mountains of Los Nevados.

Filandia · Towns

Filandia — historic centre

Colour-painted bahareque houses gathered around the square — among the best-preserved coffee-country architecture in the department.

Filandia · Nature

Colina Iluminada viewpoint

A nineteen-metre wooden tower just outside Filandia, opening a 360-degree view across the valleys of Quindío and Risaralda.

Montenegro · Adventure

Parque del Café

The coffee theme park, between Montenegro and Pueblo Tapao: rides, a cable car, and the world of coffee told in one place.

Pijao · Towns

Pijao

A coffee town among the mountains, and the first municipality in Latin America admitted to Cittaslow, the international network of 'slow cities'.

Buenavista · Coffee

Buenavista

The 'balcony of Quindío' — the department's smallest municipality, perched on the cordillera among lookouts and working coffee farms that open their doors.

Final stop

Cannatel

Eight rooms around a protected bamboo forest, five minutes from El Edén International Airport. The journey begins — and ends — here.

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Destinations in Quindío

The map's destinations, at reading pace — selected from the department's official tourism information.

Cocora Valley
Salento · Nature
The Quindío wax palm, Colombia's national tree, rises as high as sixty metres above the valley floor. Trails and lookouts follow the foothills of Los Nevados.
Official source
Salento — Calle Real
Salento · Towns
The signature street of Quindío's oldest town: coloured balconies, Antioquian-colonisation architecture, craft and cafés from one pavement to the other.
Official source
Alto de la Cruz
Salento · Nature
Where Calle Real ends, a climb of stairs reaches the lookout. Below, the Quindío river valley; on clear days, the mountains of Los Nevados.
Official source
Filandia — historic centre
Filandia · Towns
Colour-painted bahareque houses gathered around the square — among the best-preserved coffee-country architecture in the department.
Official source
Colina Iluminada viewpoint
Filandia · Nature
A nineteen-metre wooden tower just outside Filandia, opening a 360-degree view across the valleys of Quindío and Risaralda.
Official source
Armenia
Armenia · Culture
The department's capital, on the same road that runs past Cannatel. Home of the Quimbaya Gold Museum, and the natural starting point for all of Quindío.
Official source
Pijao
Pijao · Towns
A coffee town among the mountains, and the first municipality in Latin America admitted to Cittaslow, the international network of 'slow cities'.
Official source
Buenavista
Buenavista · Coffee
The 'balcony of Quindío' — the department's smallest municipality, perched on the cordillera among lookouts and working coffee farms that open their doors.
Official source
Parque del Café
Montenegro · Adventure
The coffee theme park, between Montenegro and Pueblo Tapao: rides, a cable car, and the world of coffee told in one place.
Official source