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Eje Cafetero - Top 20 Things to do & Places to Visit in the Eje Cafetero!
State of Caldas & State of Risaralda & State of Quindio
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My Top 20 Things to Do & Places to Visit in the Eje Cafetero!
by Dana Castillo, Spanish Teacher
"¡Every extraordinary experience begins with a simple decision: saying yes to adventure. From breathtaking landscapes to unique experiences, every destination here has the power to become an unforgettable memory!"
1. Parque del café, Montenegro, Quindío 
2. Panacá, Quimbaya, Quindío 
3. Consotá, Cerritos, Pereira 
4. Ukumarí, Cerritos, Pereira
5. Valle del Cocora, Salento, Quindío 
6. Tour por Salento y Filandia 
7. Termales de Santa Rosa de Cabal 
8. Parque Natural Nacional de los Nevados 
9. Parque Recuca, Calarcá, Quindío 
10. Las Bailarinas, Montenegro, Quindío  
11. Corredor Polaco, Manizales 
12. Actividades/ Turismo en Norcasia, Caldas
13. Parque La Ínsula, cerca de Chinchiná 
14. Coffee tour, Hacienda Guayabal, Chinchiná 
15. Calypso park, Santa Rosa de Cabal 
16. Laberinto, Quimbaya, Quindío 
17. Paintball, Caldas 27, vía Chinchiná hacia Manizales 
18. Parque Los Arrieros, Montenegro-Quimbaya, Quindío 
19. Viñedo Casa Grajales, La Unión, Valle del Cauca
20. QINTI patas arriba, Córdoba, Quindío
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My Top 20 Things to Do & Places to Visit in the Eje Cafetero!
by Gino Vera, Spanish Teacher
"¡Las pequeñas cosas son las que diferencian un buen viaje de un gran viaje!"
1. Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados
2. El parque del café.
3. Valle de Cocora
4. Termales Santa Rosa de Cabal
Para disfrutar tranquilamente en Chinchiná:
5. Woka Café
7. Demasía Café
8. Nativos Jugos y cócteles
9. 10 de 10 Brunch
10. Vitrinear por la 8va
11. El skate park en chinchiná
12. Lagos de pesca cerca al Malecón.
En manizales:
13. Sushi time
14. Wolfden cócteles
15. La Bowlera
16. Ver Manizales desde la cima de la Basílica Nuestra Señora del Rosario
17. El recinto del pensamiento.
18. La torre de Chipre.
19. Monumento a los colonizadores.
20. Crazy Town en el MallPlaza (juegos tipo arcade y otras maquinitas)

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My Top 20 Things to Do & Places to Visit in the Eje Cafetero!
by Monica Vargas, Spanish Teacher
"¡Being surrounded by Nature, peace, and quiet is the perfect environment!"
1 Salento Valle del Cocora
2 Parque del Café
3 parque Ukumari
4 Termales de San Vicente
5 termales del otoño 
6 nevado del Ruiz 
7 Mirador de Chipre 
8 recinto del pensamiento 
9 restaurante delicias del Caribe 
10 bosque popular el prado 
11 malecón cameguadua
12 santagueda
13 Hacienda La Gaviota 
14 Hacienda Guayabal
15 alto  de la Mina
16 parque Los Yárumos 
17 PANACA
18 parque Los Arrieros 
19 las matranitas Arauca 
20 corredor polaco
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My Top 20 Things to Do & Places to Visit in the Eje Cafetero!
by Glen Galindo, Founder & Exec Dir
"¡Awesome attractions involve self-discovery!"
1. Jeep Ride through coffee landscapes to Vereda Arauca then a Marranitas Ride along the Arauca River, then cross the Hanging Bridge of Death; possibly a horse ride in there too!
3. Manizales Tour -  Cable, Basilica, Parque Bolivar, Parque Caldas, Catedral, Chipre, Colonizadores Monument.
4. Termales de Santa Rosa
5. Coffee Tour - Hacienda Guayabal
6. Parque del Cafe - amusement park
7. Parque Ukumari - zoo
8. Jeep Ride to Nevado Ruiz, Laguna Negra
9. Malecon Cameguadua - fishing & boat ride, bird watching
10. Tejo Bar in Chinchina

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My Top 20 Things to Do & Places to Visit in the Eje Cafetero!
by Nicolle Piedrahita Mercado,

"¡An awesome attraction involves a good view of nature!"

  1. ​Manizales Tour: Cable aéreo, Parque Caldas, Fundadores, Mall Plaza, Exito.
  2. Parque de las Aguas.
  3. El Bosque Popular el Prado
  4. Malecón Lago Cameguadua
  5. Visita Fábrica de Café Buen día 
  6. Estadio Municipal
  7. Termales del Otoño
  8. Ecoparque Los Yarumos
  9. Avistamiento de Aves
  10. Recinto del Pensamiento
  11. Museo del Oro
  12. Jardín Botánico
  13. Parque Nacional del Café
  14. Vintage Coffee
  15. Centro Interactivo Bioma
  16. Visita la taza de café más grande del mundo (Guinness Records)
  17. El Paraíso del Bambú y La Guadua
  18. Biblioteca Municipal
  19. Telares (Fábrica de Poncho y Sombreros) 
  20. Balsaje los Ríos
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My Top 20 Things to Do & Places to Visit in the Eje Cafetero!
by Andrea Fandiño

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¡An awesome attraction involves having a great time and learning something new!"

  1. Visit the Biggest Coffee Cup in the World! (Guinness Records)
  2. Coffee Tour - Hacienda Guayabal
  3. Marsella Tour
  4. Skate Park
  5. Santa Rosa Tour
  6. Municipal Stadium
  7. Termales de Santa Rosa
  8. Valle del cócora – Quindío
  9. Parque de la vida – Armenia
  10. Parque del café – Armenia
  11. Recinto del pensamiento – Manizales
  12. La Tarima Café
  13. Corredor polaco en la Catedral Metropolitana – Manizales
  14. El Eden picnic - Manizales
  15. Salamina – Caldas
  16. Amaranta Mariposario – Pereira
  17. Ukumarí – Pereira
  18. Gym/Dance Class
  19. Museo del oro – Armenia
  20. Municipal Library
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My Top 20 Things to do & Places to Visit in the Eje Cafetero!
by Gabriel Mara, Course Instructor


"An awesome attraction involves a peaceful place to be and a good view."

  1. Balsaje los Ríos
  2. Malecón Lago Cameguadua
  3. ​Coffee Tour - Hacienda Guayabal​
  4. Parque de las Aguas.
  5. Centro Interactivo Bioma​
  6. ​​Salento, Valle de Cocora
  7. Manizales Tour: Cable aéreo, Parque Caldas, Fundadores, Mall Plaza, Exito.
  8. ​Granja Pinares​
  9. Visita la taza de café más grande del mundo (Guinness Records).​
  10. Vintage coffee.
  11. Santa Rosa Tour.
  12. Chinchiná Tour (Walking).
  13. Chinchiná local Coffee Houses.​
  14. Ecoparque los Yarumos.
  15. Parque del Cafe.
  16. Mirador del Chipre.​
  17. Museo del Oro.
  18. El edén picnic Manizales.
  19. ​Panaca.​
  20. Granja de Noé.

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      • Glen Galindo
    • Coffee Region >
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