Salento is a sleepy little town in the Quindio department, in the Zona Cafetera region of Colombia. On weekends and holidays the town in flooded by tourists from Armenia and Pereira. Salento's fiesta is typically the first week of January. Salento transforms from a sleepy little village into party central.

Around and closeby
Go to the Butterfly house in Calarca or the Guadua (Bamboo research Centre) or even the very touristy National Coffee Park. If you really want something different try pig racing at Panaca. The nearby Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados provides ample trekking opportunities. The way of life at the fincas in the park hasn't changed in the last 200 years. Most of the fincas offer good food and beds for a bargain price.

Sightseeing
Be sure to visit one of the many Organic Coffee Fincas that are in the area. For one of the best views in Colombia, visit the Mirador - the lookout point.

Getting there
There are buses from 5am to 8pm, to and from Armenia. Week days there are three buses a day to and from Pereira, at the weekends there are more.