Surrounded by coffee farms and sat underneath the green cloud wrapped mountains, Salento is gorgeous. So laid back, so traditional. Where else can you see horsemen in panama hats sat outside the many town bars.
Salento's big draw is the nearby Valle De Corcora, where the world's tallest palms life. These palms started life, according to the fossil record, as coastal palms, yet survived the Andean uplifting to reach the 2600m altitude they stand at now.
These palms soar over the landscape and pierce through the cloud forest canopy. They are magnificent.
Salento kept me for 3 days. It was so relaxing there, and the hostel was chill out personified.
