Pereira

Day 7 (Day 3 of my Gate 1 tour). This morning, we flew from Bogota to Pereira, about an 1 1/4–hour flight. Pereira is the center of Colombia’s Zona Cafetera (Coffee Zone) and the gateway to the Cocora Valley.

Zona Cafetera

On the road, we passed many coffee plantations with thousands of coffee plants.

Los Nevados National Park

Our first stop was at the Los Nevados National Park in the Cocora Valley. We took a hike through the park and ate lunch at a restaurant near its entrance.

Salento

Our next stop was at the village of Salento with its colorful colonial buildings and many souvenir shops.

Sunset

Our last stop before heading to our hotel in Manizales was at the Cocora Viewpoint to watch the sunset.

I have put my photos of the day on a slideshow. Go to

http://www.peggysphotos.com/zona–cafeteracocora–valleysalento/

(Slide Shows, South America, Colombia–1, “Zona Cafetera, Cocora Valley, Salento”).