Salento

The best-preserved of Colombia's pueblos paisas — the colorful Andean coffee towns listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites — Salento sits at 1,895 metres surrounded by the world's tallest palm trees in Valle de Cocora. The Quindio wax palm, Colombia's national tree, reaches 60 metres and creates one of South America's most photographed landscapes 20 minutes from this small town of just 7,000 people — 10% taller than the typical coconut palm and attracting 30% more visitors annually than Medellin's Botanical Garden.