Colombia Paradise gives visitors the lowdown on Colombia's famed beverage
Colombia Paradise can give you the lowdown on just how your morning cup of Joe is created.
The Colombian tour operator is among other things delivering people to interior Colombia’s coffee region, enabling them to tour coffee plantations in a part of the world synonymous with the beverage.
“The coffee culture is so alive. The coffee industry is so strong,” states Colombia Paradise CEO Carolina Rivallis. “For coffee lovers, this is fantastic.”
Those visiting coffee plantations can learn about the entire production of coffee on guided tours, starting from the growing of coffee beans to the creation of coffee that’s ready to drink.
UNESCO as a has officially recognized the “Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia,” and Colombians love of made coffee icon Juan Valdez famous worldwide.
Among regional coffee producers is a co-op staffed entirely by women.
Canadians who choose Colombia for a vacation tend to head for its Caribbean coast, home to the likes of Cartagena.
But Rivallis says the interior has attractive weather that lures many North American retirees and is scenic, noting Disney chose it as the setting for its popular 2021 movie Encanto, a movie Revillas says was “super nice” for Colombia’s tourism trade.
Fantasy film Encanto provided an international showcase for the Colombian interior.
Rivallis adds that interior Colombia’s Antioquia, Caldas, Risaralda and Quindio jurisdictions are building a following with wellness enthusiasts, saying that the altitude in part attracts them.
“The quality of the air is very good because it’s high and that’s important for your health,” she continues.
Colombia Paradise happily works with yoga groups. Colombia Paradise has released a brochure on its wellness offerings, with programs bearing such titles as Path of Renewal, which provides “nature that invites pause, symbolic rituals, practices for safe emotional expression, silence and reflection – so that letting go doesn’t mean being alone in the process.” Path of Renewal is offered in an Andean setting home to coffee landscapes, regenerated forests and hot springs on the slopes of a volcano, which creates “an atmosphere of pause, introspection and contemplation.”
Waters That Ask for No Rush enables participants to immerse themselves in waters fed by a 180-meter waterfall and features thermal heat “with proven anti-inflammatory effect that eases joint pain and improves sleep.” The host hotel is Termales Santa Rosa de Cabal, which began in the 1930s when a family discovered a private thermal spring and decided to turn it into a place of well-being.
Meanwhile, Rivallis notes her company sends people to other parts of Colombia, including the Caribbean coast, with destinations there including Barranquilla, known for a lively carnival and for also being the home of singer Shakira.
Another coastal option is Cartagena, the old quarter of which also has UNESCO World Heritage Site status because of its carefully cared for colonial architecture.
Security has improved dramatically in Colombia in recent years, with Rivallis stating the country is now “very safe” for visitors.
More information is available at colombiaparadise.co or email [email protected].
