We spend most of our last full day of the Coffee Triangle in our hotel room, hoping to rest up and feel better.  We do step out for lunch at a nearby restaurant, jostling our way on the city streets with the locals.

Toward evening we go up to the hotel rooftop where we enjoy a nice sunset with the rain in the distance.  Then we make a stop at the lobby bar for a piece of torte.  William has been eying the chocolate torte on the counter for the past two nights, but alas, tonight it is banana.  Luckily it is very good and he is happy.

The evening is rough.  I am guessing that I get an hour's sleep and William gets two.  I am fairly confident that I now have and ear infection and maybe a sinus infection.  Thankfully we always ask our doctor for a round of antibiotics to take with us in our travels.  I break them out and hope for the best tomorrow with our flights.

​Although I have been sick, I really liked the experience of the Coffee Triangle.  The city of Armenia is not very interesting but the small towns and countryside are beautiful.  I can see why the Columbians and many others who vacation here prefer to stay at the fincas that now offer Bed and Breakfast services.

Juan and Rolando pick us up at 9 am.  On our drive out of the city Juan tells us that he used to live in Bogeta and was a SAP programmer.  He wanted a different lifestyle so moved to this area, worked basic jobs and while working studied to become a tour guide.  He's been a full-time guide for three years.

Rolando drives us through many back roads.  Along a stream we see people swimming and also filling water jugs.  We guess that they are bathing and bringing water back to their homes for flushing toilets as the Armenia remains without water.  30 minutes later we arrive at Finca El Ocaso.  Juan has arranged for us to have a personal tour with Arles, the coffee roaster at Finca El Ocaso.  While we wait for Arles we have a chance to enjoy the gardens.

Our flight on Avainca Airlines from Cartagena to Armenia, in Columbia's Coffee Triangle, connects through Bogeta.  Both flights are reasonably on time and we arrive in the afternoon to a rainy Armenia airport.  We have a 30 minute ride in a taxi through fields' then industrial buildings, then city to the commercial area of Armenia and the Mocawa Plaza Hotel, our home for the next four nights.

We have a late lunch in the hotel restaurant then check into our room.  We lay down for a nap and 20 minutes later the bed and building are shaking.  It turns out to be a 5.2 earthquake centered in Pereira, 46 km away. Woah... Much of the city of Armenia was destroyed in 1999 with a 6.2 earthquake!  Obviously 5.2 isn't that dramatic and the good news is that our hotel (and other Armenia buildings) have been rebuilt to be earthquake resistant.

Tuesday morning at 9 am we meet Andres in the lobby.  I contracted through ToursByLocals for him to act as our guide.  I found ToursbyLocals on the internet and have communicated with Andres a few times via WhatsApp, and I am hoping for the best.  He introduces us to our driver, Rolando.  As Rolando eases into mid-morning traffic I whisper to Andres that I have lost my voice. But William and Andres have a good discussion as Andres explains the area and our first stop, the town of Solento.