Travels in Columbia Part 2 – Coffee, Armenia and Solento
Coffee, Armenia and Solento

I met up with my fellow travellers, an eclectic mix of ages and nationalities. The next day we flew to Armenia and the coffee region. En-route we stopped off at a local market. There were lots of fruit and vegetables, flowers and hot dishes and the biggest avocados I have ever seen, they tasted wonderful. We got to try lots of tasty morsels and local fruits.
I was a little ambivalent about visiting the coffee regions. I’m not a coffee drinker, I’m a builder’s tea drinker. If there was an option to skip this part I probably would have and I would have missed some of the highlights of the trip! A lot of the Haciendas/ranches are now provide accommodation. We stayed at Hotel Mi Monaco and it was idyllic. The views were spectacular especially from the restaurant, it was tranquil and quiet, the family were very welcoming. I had my own little cabin with a hammock outside. We’d stopped off at a supermarket in town for supplies – alcohol and snacks – and relax.
The food was delicious too and plentiful too. In the morning I got up very early, before anyone else. I love watching the forest come to life. There were Agoutis and so many birds. It was a lovely way to wake up and I appreciated the stillness and solitude









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