Colombia: Land of Coffee, Land of Life
A tribute to our most beloved bean on its special day
June 27 marks Colombian Coffee Day, a celebration that goes far beyond praising a beverage. It’s a tribute to an identity, a way of life, and a fertile land that has made coffee a symbol of national pride. At Tierra Querida, we honor the value of coffee as a driving force of tourism, the economy, culture, and human connection.
To speak of coffee in Colombia is to speak of history, of landscapes, of family. It’s about steep mountain trails, misty sunrises, and calloused hands carefully picking each bean. It’s about grandparents sharing stories over a hot cup, and new generations reinventing coffee with innovation and sustainability.
🌄 Colombia: A Destination of Aroma and Tradition
Colombia doesn’t just produce one of the world’s most renowned coffees—it offers a rich and diverse travel experience around it. Exploring coffee regions is a journey into the vibrant, welcoming heart of Colombia.
Coffee Axis (Quindío, Risaralda, and Caldas): Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this region hosts traditional farms where visitors can engage in the coffee-making process—from picking to tasting. Towns like Salento, Filandia, Marsella, and Pijao shine with colorful architecture and rural charm.
Huila and Tolima: Leading coffee producers today, these departments offer lesser-known but authentic routes in the mountains—such as San Agustín, Planadas, and Palestina—where coffee is deeply embedded in the rural soul.
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta: In this ancestral region, indigenous communities like the Arhuacos, Koguis, and Wiwas grow organic coffee in harmony with nature. Here, coffee routes blend spirituality with biodiversity.
Nariño and Cauca: Located in the south, these areas produce some of the finest and most complex coffees, thanks to their high altitudes and unique climate. Tourism in these regions supports communities that have turned coffee into a tool for peace and transformation.
🌿 More Than Coffee: Culture, Peace, and Sustainability
In recent years, coffee tourism has become a strategy for rural development. It has helped farming families diversify their income, empowered communities, and promoted a more conscious, sustainable model.
Moreover, Colombian coffee has become a path toward reconciliation in areas affected by armed conflict. Visiting a coffee farm today can mean supporting a project of life, resilience, and hope.
🧭 Why Embark on a Coffee Route?
Because it’s a way to travel with your senses. To learn from the land and its gifts. To connect with people who love what they do. Because a cup of coffee tastes different when you know where it comes from.
And because each sip holds a story—the story of a Tierra Querida that blooms, that endures, and that takes pride in its coffee, just as it takes pride in its people.
📌 Did you know…?
Colombia has over 540 coffee-growing municipalities.
More than 500,000 families depend on coffee.
It is the third-largest coffee exporter in the world and one of the few countries that only grows high-quality Arabica beans.
☕ Today We Toast with Coffee
On Colombian Coffee Day, at Tierra Querida we raise our cups to our coffee growers, to our mountains, to every corner that smells like fresh coffee. Let this day be a reminder of who we are: a country that cultivates with heart and soul.
Happy Colombian Coffee Day!