The Tequendama Waterfall and Beautiful Coffee Farm

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First, we will visit El Tequendama waterfall, it is a natural waterfall in Colombia, located in the municipality of Soacha in the Department of Cundinamarca. It is located approximately 30 km southwest of Bogotá, its approximate height is 185 meters. According to a Muisca myth, a civilizing hero was formed by divine action of Bochica, who taught the Muiscas how to spin cotton and weave blankets, in addition to instilling in them moral and social principles, according to the mythical tradition that he created the Salto del Tequendama with an accurate blow from his staff to evacuate the waters that flooded the Bogotá savanna. After traveling more than 100 km through the Cundiboyacense highlands and the Bogotá savanna, the Bogotá river falls from approximately 185 meters over a circular rocky abyss forming the waterfall, which is located in a forested region of permanent mist. Until about the middle of the 20th century, under the waterfall, there was flora and fauna. However, today they have been lost due to the contamination of the river. In 1895 the El Charquito hydroelectric plant was inaugurated, which uses the water from the Bogotá river before the jump. In 1928 the Hotel del Salto opened its doors, luxurious lodging with a viewpoint towards the waterfall. In 1940, work began on the Muña reservoir, which holds the waters of the Bogotá River in the municipality of Sibaté. With the great and disorderly growth of the capital, the river and its tributaries were chronically contaminated. Pick up is at 8:00 a.m. at your hotel or place of accommodation and we will head down the southern highway towards the city of Mesitas del Colegio, which is the way to get to the great view of the Salto del Tequendama. We can take all the photos you want along the way to not miss the opportunity to immortalize this beautiful region characterized by its green areas. Then we will continue our trip to the city of Fusagasugá to visit the most beautiful coffee farm near Bogotá: the Coloma farm, which awaits us with its beautiful gardens and coffee plantations, The tour begins in the coffee seedbed, where the shack. Next, you will pass a coffee plantation with shade-grown Arabica coffee flowers, where you can see many of the varieties available in Colombia. From there, it is transferred to the Beneficiadora, one of the most important and traditional places in the Colombian coffee process, where each coffee bean is washed, made into pulp, dried, and harvested by hand. The journey continues in the Thresher and from there it advances to a final critical step in its quality: the roasting of the coffee, a slow and artisan process that gives the coffee its characteristic color and prints the final quality of the aroma and flavor of the coffee, which already made a drink, you can try at the end of the route. Then we will have lunch a typical dish of the region with a vegetarian option if you wish and then return to Bogotá to your hotel or place of accommodation.