Place: Armenia, Columbia - Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia
Weather: Cloudy in the morning with isolated thunderstorms developing later in the day, 61/78F.
Route: From Medellin 269 km south on 25.
Significance: The coffee industry in Colombia is among the strongest and best known in the world (think Juan Valdez). The industry depends on small farms that are located on steep slopes of the central western Colombia. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is actually made up of six sites and 18 urban environments. Armenia is home to the "Park of Coffee" a theme park dedicated to coffee.
Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site
Images:
Hillsides of coffee (from worldheritage.si.edu)
Colorful traditional buildings in one of the towns of the region (from uncovercolumbia.com)
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