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El Mirador del Cocora

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Small, homely guesthouse on the edge of Salento with magnificent views of the Cocora Valley.

Offering sweeping vistas over the Cocora Valley, this hotel has a fantastic location just a short walk uphill from the town of Salento.

El Mirador del Cocora has 16 rooms which are bright and pleasantly decorated. The most spacious rooms have balcony or terrace with views over the valley, while some also add hot tubs.

There is a small sitting area with fireplace and a communal terrace for enjoying the spectacular views. Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel.

What our clients say

It was a superb trip, I don’t think our feedback really conveyed how much we enjoyed Colombia particularly. It really exceeded our expectations. Los Llanos was super superb.
SM, Helensburgh Jul 2019
Highlight?: Difficult! As a general tourist, probably the Salt Cathedral, bur personally the return to Pereira after 42 years!
JPM, London Jun 2016
Highlights?: Coffee region and Tayrona, lovely people everywhere
JM, St Albans Sep 2018
The whole trip was really enjoyable, the amount of wildlife (turtles, crocodiles, armadillo, anteater, monkeys etc etc!) and scenery we saw met all expectations. All well organised and minor problems…
HT, Cardiff Aug 2019
Highlight: Tayrona National Park trekking and meeting the local community in nature environment.
JS, Harrow Feb 2016
It was a great trip, a nice balance of activity and free time and we felt we saw several different sides of Colombia.
MJ, E14 Sep 2011

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