Tips for travelers to Cultural Coffee Landscape

Wax palm in Valle del Cocora / Photo: Carlos Sueskún.

Clothing

• We recommend comfortable light cotton clothing. Some places are very cold, others are temperate (temperatures up to 23º C on very hot days).
• In Manizales, use cold-weather clothing.
• For Los Nevados Nature Park use thermal, waterproof clothing, jacket, gloves, scarf and cap. We do not recommend jeans.
• Sports shoes are useful – there are plenty of opportunities for extreme sports and ecological trail-walking.

Health

• We recommend that you take something for a headache, and something  for an upset stomach, in case a local dish does not agree with you.
• If you are going to the Los Nevados Nature Park, you should have vaccinations for yellow fever, flu and tetanus  a week before you leave.
• Take plenty of liquids during trips through coffee plantations or on ecological walks.

General

• If you want to spend a night in the Los Nevados Nature Park, you will need to apply for a permit from the National Parks Office. www.parquesnacionales.gov.co
• Use a sunblocker.
• Insect-repellent is very useful during walks through the coffee plantations and other hilly areas.

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