Why You Need to Go to Colombia’s Coffee Triangle Now, in 16 Photos

Colombia’s best geography for coffee production also happens to be ideal for tourism. Christened the Coffee Triangle, the central Andes departments of Caldas, Quindío, and Risaralda are dotted with haciendas turned chic guesthouses. Rolling green landscape with soaring wax palms (the world’s tallest) are ideal for horse treks and hummingbird sightings. And then, of course, there’s an ample supply of the best-quality coffee in the world. Include the newly cool city of Medellín—an object lesson in reinvention—as your hopping-off point.