Salento
Nestled in the hills of Colombia’s Zona Cafetera, Salento is a charming and tranquil town in the Quindío department. While its cobbled streets and colorful colonial architecture offer a peaceful escape during the week, weekends and holidays transform it into a lively hub, as visitors from nearby cities like Armenia and Pereira pour in to soak up its scenic beauty and local culture.
- Town with about 7,580 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,900 metres (6,220 feet)
- …is also known as “Salento, Quindío”
- Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Quindío
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Latitude
4.6373° or 4° 38′ 14″ north
Longitude
-75.5698° or 75° 34′ 11″ west
Open location code
67P6JCPJ+W3
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Waray—“Salento” goes by many names.
SalentoAsturian
Salento (Colombia)Asturian
SalentoCatalan
SalentoCebuano
萨伦托Chinese
薩倫托Chinese
SalentoDanish
SalentoDutch
SalentoGalician
Salento, QuindíoGalician
სალენტოGeorgian
סאלנטוHebrew
SalentoIrish
SalentoItalian
サレント (キンディオ県)Japanese
サレント (コロンビア)Japanese
SalentoKotava
SalentoMalay
Salento, QuindíoMalay
SalentoMin Nan Chinese
SalentoNorwegian
SalentoNorwegian Bokmål
سالنتوPersian
سالنتو (کیندیو)Persian
SalentoPolish
Salento (Kolumbia)Polish
СалентоRussian
Саленто (Колумбия)Russian
SalentoSlovenian
Salento, QuindíoSlovenian
SalentoSwedish
SalentoTagalog
Salento, QuindíoTagalog
SalentoTurkish
Salento (belediye)Turkish
Salento belediyesiTurkish
سالینتو، کیندیوUrdu
SalentoVietnamese
Salento, QuindíoVietnamese
SalentoWaray (Philippines)
Salento, QuindíoWaray (Philippines)
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