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Coffee Triangle

Colombia's green heart: coffee fincas, cloud forest, and the landscape that inspired Encanto.

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The Eje Cafetero, Colombia's Coffee Triangle, is a UNESCO Cultural Landscape of rolling green hills, colourful pueblos, and the world's finest arabica. Salento's wax palms tower in the Cocora Valley, Filandia's viewpoints stretch to the Andes, and the fincas welcome you to pick, process, and taste coffee at the source. It was here, amid the emerald mountains and the warmth of campesino families, that Disney's creative team found the inspiration for Encanto: staying at Hacienda Bambusa while researching the region's architecture, colours, and spirit. The Madrigal family's magical casita owes its soul to these very hills.

We also reach the Santa Rosa hot springs and Manizales, arriving via Pereira (PEI) or Armenia (AXM).

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Nature Lovers · Food Lovers · Slow Travelers · Disney Fans

Coffee Triangle, Colombia's green heart: coffee fincas, cloud forest, and the landscape that inspired Encanto.
Plate ICoffee Triangle. Courtesy of Hacienda Bambusa · NAHBU
01
The Stay

Coffee fincas and haciendas in the Andes, including the estate that inspired a Disney classic.

Hacienda Bambusa

Working coffee and bamboo estate near Montenegro, where Disney's Encanto team stayed during research

  • Coffee farm tours
  • Bamboo architecture that inspired the Madrigal house
  • Birding
  • NAHBU collection

Sazagua

Boutique hacienda in Pereira's countryside

  • Spa with coffee treatments
  • Organic garden dining
  • Cultural excursions

Casa de Campo El Delirio

Hilltop retreat in Filandia

  • Valley views
  • Private terraces
  • Walking trails
A Glimpse Inside

Hacienda Bambusa

Courtesy of Hacienda Bambusa · NAHBU

Hacienda Bambusa open-air restaurant with thatched roof and mountain views

The Restaurant

Hacienda Bambusa gardens and hacienda exterior with coffee region mountains

The Grounds

Hacienda Bambusa stone spa bath with candlelight

The Spa

02
The Palate

Coffee at the source and Andean comfort food.

  • 01Seed-to-cup tasting at a working finca
  • 02Trucha (trout) lunch at a mountain stream restaurant
  • 03Filandia village food walk: empanadas, buñuelos, aguapanela
  • 04Farm-to-table dinner with Quindío chocolate pairing
03
The Stillness

Mist, mountains, and the rhythm of the harvest.

  • 01Cocora Valley at dawn, wax palms in morning mist
  • 02Coffee cherry picking with a campesino family
  • 03Salento main plaza at dusk: Jeeps, colour, and quiet pride
  • 04Hummingbird garden, dozens of species at arm's length
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