We started the day early to go for a hike to the Cocora Valley. To go there you need to take one of the colorful jeeps that are going back and forth from the central square. The valley itself was breathtaking with the views we never witnessed before. Green jungle-like hills were surrounded by extremely tall and lean palm trees in the valley. We enjoyed a 2-hour hike before coming back to the jeeps. The journey back was adventurous. When someone doesn’t fit to sit in the jeep it’s not a problem – locals simply offer you to stand at the back of the car. In our case it was 4 of us made to stand and we barely fit. The car was going fast through the hills and it was our job to hold tight and constantly dodge tree branches along the way 😅.
After lunch, we went to Finca El Ocaso for a coffee tour. Since this is a coffee region there are many local farms called fincas that produce and sell coffee. We went through the whole process ourselves from growing to roasting during the tour. We learned a lot and understood why Colombia is one of the biggest arabica producers in the world. We finished the tour in the lab by smelling and tasting coffees of different types and qualities ☕️.