Colombia
February 12, 2026 Flying to Salento and Coffee We were up early this morning to drive to the airport to catch a flight to Salento. The flight took less than an hour but it would have taken 12 to 14 hours to drive the same distance through the mountains with truck traffic. There was a bit of traffic on the road this morning. There was also a bit of traffic on the runway. Some of the countryside we drove through. Salento is a very colourful place. The church is high on the hill and the spire is used as a landmark so you always know where you are. The following are photos of the town. Not only is the town colourful but it is also full of hills. This afternoon we got in jeeps and drove to a coffee plantation for a tour and coffee tasting. There were gardens with pretty flowers like this soap aloe. One of the women on the trip (thanks Janet) took this photo of us. That's fields of coffee behind us. For the coffee tour we were dressed like "tv ...