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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Colombia - A Dream Come True - National Coffee Park

Our last excursion was to the National Coffee Park. When I told friends I was going to Colombia, they jokingly said "Tell Juan Valdez hello". I didn't see him of course, but his image was on the sign at the entrance to the park.

Juan Valdez


A person could spend days here in order to see everything. We decided to take the ecological trail. 

Many interesting things to see

I kidded around at the next sign--I should have paid attention to the warning!!

I thought this was a joke!

See this set of stairs going down??

What goes down must go up!

Well, from the top this was all we could see. Unfortunately, when we got to the bottom of this flight, there were just as many stairs going up. Uh, oh!

A variety of plants





My son took this great photo in the bamboo forest


Coffee beans on the slopes

There were beautiful flowers everywhere!

Orchids

Luckily, there were a few benches---I was more than ready to rest!

Do I look tired?

A beautiful peacock posed for me.

Hi there

A typical Colombian house was there also.

I love the colors!

After many ups and downs, we finally reached the bottom. I was more than ready to ride in the tram, even though I don't like heights!


Pretty high up!!

The view was spectacular!

The bamboo forest from above

There were great sculptures!

One of the many!

The railway station had been restored, as well as a museum.

The train station

The grounds were groomed to perfection

A lot to see!

We walked around a little, taking in the beautiful scene, and then headed back to the finca.

One of the walkways

Another great day in Colombia. I will be sad to leave this wonderful country!

Stay tuned for visit #2 the next year.


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