Jardin Colombiano
Driving in and out of medellin is insane.
Jardin colombiano. Various local fincas offer small tours of their coffee plantations that are nestled into the andean hills. Hace parte de la red de pueblos patrimonio de colombia. Finca milena is one establishment that offers tours that demonstrate the painstaking process of how the bean gets from the crop to your cup. César moisés rojas peláez house of culture which houses the ashes of colombian writer manuel mejía vallejo.
Santa gertrudis chapel morro amarillo which houses an indigenous cemetery. It boasts a list of 77 endemics birds found in no other country and is home to well over 1930 bird species around 20 percent of the world s total bird count. It really did not disappoint and was my favorite part of our trip to colombia which included medellin santa marta and jardin. Jardín es un municipio colombiano ubicado en el departamento de antioquia se sitúa a 134 kilómetros de medellín la capital del departamento posee una extensión de 230 kilómetros cuadrados.
It kept on coming up in conversations with locals when we asked where they d recommend visiting. Colombia is an incredible country for birdwatchers. Jardín antioquia is one of the most beautiful towns in colombia a very colorful and cozy little village which is surrounded by incredible natural landscapes waterfalls mountains and a great biodiversity. This building opened in 1880.
Visit a real coffee plantation in colombia. The southwest part of antioquia is one of colombia s major coffee growing regions. Claudiahertri in this travel guide you will learn how to get where to stay what to do and what to pack for jardín you will know the cueva del esplendor the cristo rey. Dulces de jardin is a famous confectionery shop in the area started in 1995 by mariela arango.
Jardin is a small coffee town in the south of antioquia department about four hours from medellin it is also one of colombia s prettiest towns and easily a highlight of any visit to colombia there s so much to see do and enjoy that you can easily spend a few days here. We rented a car for about 50 usd a day and did the drive from medellin to jardin in about 4 5 hours because of insane traffic leaving and visiting medellin. Arrive in jeep about 45 minutes each way and see the wild side of colombia mountain terrains complete with exotic birds and the exotic landscapes of the andes mountains not to mention spectacular views. Our favourite pueblo in colombia isn t in the guidebooks whilst salento and guatapé are very popular on the backpacker trail little jardin was all ours.
This is an all day tour which incorporates the bird reserve high above jardin which itself is some 10 000 ft above sea level. It is a little household that produces a bit more than 60 tons a year not much in colombian scale and it is not touristic at all.