On our last full day in Colombia, we flew back to Bogota. We had a lazy early afternoon and then got together later for a visit to the Salt Cathedral or Catedral de Sal in Zipaquirá.

There are 14 small chapels inside which represent the Stations of The Cross complete with kneeling prayer platforms. All of [...]

In the morning we went to visit the Coffee Growers Committee of Caldas or Comite de Cafeteros de Caldas in Manizales. The Coffee Growers Committee of Caldas is the representation for Caldas of the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia. This is also where they manage the tree renewal program in Caldas. They also [...]

After the coffee farm we went to the Extension Service farm where they do technical support for the cafeteros. These people in the yellow shirts are like the peace corps and work for the Federation. They were all very nice and slightly excited. We thought it was just because we were there but we were [...]

Day two found us taking a short flight to Pereira, located at the western part of the Andes.
From there we wound around and around up the Andes mountains until we reached a small coffee farm run by two women.

One of the women, Anita, showed us around and told us how they run the [...]