Parque El Largo, Pereira
The Eje Cafetero region is a famous coffee growing region in Colombia. One of the largest cities in the zone is Pereira. The city itself is a large regional hub for visiting the more tourist oriented towns in the zone which usually makes Pereira just a quick stop off.
Pereira church
The town of Florida on the outskirts of Pereira is easily reachable by local bus and contains several short walks along the river and through a nature reserve.
The trail through the nature reserve
The trail is very flat and mostly along a dirt road through pretty farmland.
Farmland in Florida
Birds on a fence
Until you reach the river.
The river
Looking upstream
Another short trip from Pereira is the little town of Santa Rosa.
Santa Rosa is famous for its natural hot springs which are easily accessible by shared taxi (you catch them from outside the main market) and are open until late in tge night. Which is perfect for relaxing after seeing Santa Rosa's other attraction - San Vicente Falls.
The trail to the falls starts just outside of town (10 mins by taxi) beside the Don Lol restaurant.
View from the top of the trail
The trail heads down a steep valley through farmland until it reaches the bottom of the valley.
The trail heading down
And crosses the river over a rickety bridge.
Sturdier than it looks
The trail then heads up the other side of the valley
Trail heading up the valley
And through a canyon
The river flowing through the canyon
Until it finally reaches the waterfall
The waterfall
Top of the falls
The pool at the bottom
And after the 3 hr round trip, it's perfect to head up to the thermal pools to relax.
Santa Rosa hot springs
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