Can a place with trees nearly 200 feet tall still be hidden? The answer is yes, if you’re talking about Colombia’s Cocora Valley. Only recently has this tropical stunner of the Andes Mountains been ...

Nestled in Colombia’s lush coffee region, Cocora Valley is home to the world’s tallest palm trees—the majestic wax palms, which can grow up to 60 meters high. This surreal landscape, part of Los ...

The Cocora Valley, high in the Andes and surrounded by mountain peaks, was named a wildlife sanctuary in 1985 by then-President Belisario Betancur, to prevent exploitation of the wax palm, Colombia’s ...

Beyond the Cocora Valley’s postcard-perfect palm trees is an ever-changing peaceful hikers’ playground that houses a host of little surprises. Images of Colombia’s Cocora Valley are plastered on ...

In the Cocora Valley, located in the municipality of Salento (Quindío), about 65% of the water consumed by Quindians is produced, so local and environmental authorities warned that the large influx of ...

New threats The Quindío Wax Palm grows in very few areas in Colombia. Apart from the Cocora Valley they can be found in Tochecito, an area in Valle del Cauca province. The little-known Tochecito is ...

Cocora Valley, nestled in Colombia’s coffee region, is home to the tallest palm trees on Earth—the wax palms. This aerial footage captures the valley’s mist-covered trails, emerald-green meadows, and ...

This Good Friday, tourists visiting the Cocora Valley, located in Salento (Quindío), got a big scare, after one of the wax palms of the sector fell on a private vehicle that was parked in a parking ...

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