COLOMBIA - Cali

Dejo Colombia con la frustración de no haber vivido su famosa vida nocturna. Tras pasar por Cartagena y  Medellín sin haber bailado ni una sola canción de vallenato o cumbia, pensaba al menos disfrutar de mi ultima noche en la capital colombiana de la salsa, Cali. Desgraciadamente he descubierto que los domingos esta tan muerta como el resto del mundo… he visto el potencial de los locales abiertos a la calle con la musica latina a un volumen escandaloso, pero estaban tan vacíos y oscuros como sus calles…

Al menos no ha sido un día perdido, porque esta mañana en Salento visité la plantación de café de Tim Edwards y fue uno de los mejores momentos que he pasado en Colombia. El tipo es el inglés dueño (con su mujer colombiana) del hostal donde me he alojado estos días, “Plantation House”. Es un auténtico personaje que hace cinco años se metió a productor de café y además de ser un hombre de lo más curioso que cuenta historias muy interesantes, es divertidísimo y tiene un sentido del humor increíble… la visita y su explicacion se han prolongado casi tres horas y al final ha sido él quien me ha llevado a la estacion de autobuses de Armenia para poder irme a Cali…

Ahi os dejo unas fotos de su plantación de café y de las piñas y frutas que cultiva.
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I leave Colombia with the frustration of not having lived its lively nightlife. After passing through Cartagena and Medellin without having danced a single song of vallenato or cumbia, I thought I would at least enjoy my last night in the Colombian capital of salsa, Cali. Unfortunately I found out that on Sundays it is as dead as the rest of the world... I have seen the potential of the locals open to the street with Latin music at an incredibly loud volume, but they were as empty and dark as their streets...

At least the day was not lost, because this morning I visited in Salento the coffee plantation of Tim Edwards and it was one of the best times I've had in Colombia. The English guy is the owner (together with his Colombian wife) of the hostel I was staying at these days, "Plantation House". He's a real character who became a coffee producer five years ago and besides being a really curious man who tells very interesting stories, he is hilarious and has an incredible sense of humor... the visit and its explanation have lasted nearly three hours and in the end it was him who took me to the bus station in Armenia so I could go to Cali...

There you have some photos of his coffee plantation and the pineapples and fruits he’s also growing.