South America
Colombia
Quindío Department

Salento

Nestled in the hills of ’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 and pour in to soak up its scenic beauty and local culture.
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  • Type: Village with 7,250 residents
  • Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Quindío
  • Also known as: “Salento, Quindío”

Salento

Latitude
4.6373° or 4° 38′ 14″ north
Longitude
-75.5698° or 75° 34′ 11″ west
Population
7,250
Elevation
1,977 metres (6,486 feet)
Open location code
67P6JCPJ+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 703168444
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3670353
Wiki­data ID
Q1576707
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Salento” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Salento (Colombia)”
  • Asturian: “Salento”
  • Catalan: “Salento”
  • Cebuano: “Salento”
  • Chinese: “Salento”
  • Chinese: “萨伦托”
  • Chinese: “薩倫托”
  • Danish: “Salento”
  • Dutch: “Salento”
  • French: “Salento”
  • Galician: “Salento, Quindío”
  • Galician: “Salento”
  • Georgian: “სალენტო”
  • German: “Salento”
  • Hebrew: “סאלנטו”
  • Irish: “Salento”
  • Italian: “Salento”
  • Japanese: “サレント (キンディオ県)”
  • Japanese: “サレント (コロンビア)”
  • Kotava: “Salento”
  • Malay: “Salento, Quindío”
  • Malay: “Salento”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Salento”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Salento”
  • Norwegian: “Salento”
  • Persian: “سالنتو (کیندیو)”
  • Persian: “سالنتو”
  • Polish: “Salento (Kolumbia)”
  • Polish: “Salento”
  • Russian: “Саленто (Колумбия)”
  • Russian: “Саленто”
  • Slovenian: “Salento, Quindío”
  • Slovenian: “Salento”
  • Spanish: “Salento”
  • Swedish: “Salento”
  • Tagalog: “Salento, Quindío”
  • Tagalog: “Salento”
  • Turkish: “Salento (belediye)”
  • Turkish: “Salento belediyesi”
  • Turkish: “Salento”
  • Vietnamese: “Salento, Quindío”
  • Vietnamese: “Salento”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Salento, Quindío”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Salento”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Salento”. Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.