Brew a strong cupful of joe and then check out our newest travel conformation: Exploring the Coffee Triangle of Colombia.

This is a region of Colombia that doesn’t get many foreign tourists—yet. That means prices are about half what they are in Cartagena for deserving comparison hotels and restaurants. Plus it’s a beautiful mountainous region and you don’t have to look very hard to find a good cup of coffee.

For more visuals check out the photo/video slideshow I posted earlier or see this professionally edited Colombia video from writer Lisa Loverro, who was on the same trip with me.

We just posted our review of the best little hotel in the Coffee Triangle region of central Colombia: Sazagua Hotel in Pereira.

This is a stylish, artistic boutique hotel that is appropriate to please somewhat cultured, well-traveled guest. It’s a clear step above most of the city pursuit hotels and rustic hacienda hotels dotting the region. Sazagua is a visual delight throughout and its Prana Spa is especially impressive for a hotel of this size. The upscale restaurant here has a good reputation as one of the best in the area.

See our full review of Sazagua Hotel in Colombia.