Best Things to Do in Manizales, Manizales, Colombia

After being in Medellin for so long, I decided it was time to try somewhere else in聽Colombia.聽Manizales had been on my radar for a while and was only 4 hours from Medellin.聽Manizales聽is the capital of the Caldas region and was founded in 1848. Situated in the coffee region of the country, the city sits 2,126 metres above sea level and has half a million residents.

Drawn to the region by the promise of good coffee, hot springs and a snow-peaked mountain, I headed to Manizales for some well-needed Colombia adventure.聽

In the Colombian Andes, sits Los Nevados National Park with snow-capped peaks and numerous volcanoes. This area has a very somber history. In 1985, the tallest of the volcanoes, Nevada del Ruiz erupted and buried the town of Armero, killing over 20,000 residents. The tour takes you to the lodge which shows you a map of where the town used to be.

The scenery is spectacular and changes as you climb altitude, and has a unique pink lava, which according to the tour guide, is the only pink lava in the world. The higher we got, the more we lost visibility. I was so grateful that I had purchased a hat and gloves as the tour began, as I shivered through the fog. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Best Things to Do in Manizales
Guide Location: Colombia » Manizales
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lisa Eldridge
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