In Colombia, the departments of Caldas, Quindío, Risaralda, southern Antioquia and northern Valle del Cauca are known as the Coffee Triangle. This is where most of the colombian coffee -considered by many as the best in the world- is harvested.
In June, the region was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
CITIES
PEREIRA|Risaralda
680.000 inh.
MANIZALES|Caldas
400.000 inh.
Good Night Manizales / Buenas Noches Manizales by Da Klown-- www.andresjb.com, on Flickr
ARMENIA|Quindío
350.000 inh.
Plaza 2 by Juan Pablo Pino, on Flickr
TOWNS
SALENTO|Quindío
Salento, Colombia -6887 by Jacobo Zanella, on Flickr
_MG_2475 by Marc Hors, on Flickr
LANDSCAPES
Cloud forest by alejocock, on Flickr
Valle de Cocora, Colombia by Rafcha, on Flickr
Salento, Colombia by R.H. Stoeckel, on Flickr
finca by david.silo, on Flickr
Salento Colombia by david.silo, on Flickr
eje cafetero by Davito el Gato, on Flickr
Eje caferero - Parque del café by Diego en Bogotá, on Flickr
Zone de Café, Colombia by Tibor Erdelyi, on Flickr
Valle de Cocora in Salento, Colombia by Rafcha, on Flickr
Parque Nacional del Café Colombia by Carlos Octavio Uranga, on Flickr
Santa Rosa de Cabal by Colombia Travel, on Flickr
Triángulo del Café - Hacienda Venecia by Colombia Travel, on Flickr
Triángulo del Café - Nevado del Ruiz by Colombia Travel, on Flickr
Nevado del Ruiz by Colombia Travel, on Flickr
Valle de Cocora, Colombia by Rafcha, on Flickr
COFFEE PLANTATIONS
IMG_7087rfcb by Triangulo del Café, on Flickr
Shaun McRae, Wikipedia
Triángulo del Café - Cafetales Hacienda Venecia by Colombia Travel, on Flickr
Triángulo del Café - El Bosque del Samán by Colombia Travel, on Flickr