Part of the Valle de Cocora, Colombia Collection

Valle de Cocora, Colombia

This Canvas features original artwork from our time in Valle de Cocora, Colombia.
Canvas / Visual Study
Valle de Cocora, Colombia Study No. 1
Valle de Cocora, Colombia Study No. 2
Valle de Cocora, Colombia Study No. 3
Valle de Cocora, Colombia Study No. 4
Regional Dossier

VALLE DE COCORA, COLOMBIA | "Where the Palms Touch the Clouds"

Valle de Cocora is the most dramatic landscape in Colombia and the home of the wax palm, the tallest monocot on earth and Colombia's national tree — a species that grows to 60 meters and exists in no other valley on earth in the density and the visual drama of this cloud-shrouded mountain corridor in the heart of the Colombian coffee region. The valley descends from the town of Salento through a sequence of ecosystems from the primary cloud forest of the higher slopes to the open grassland of the valley floor where the wax palms rise like green columns from the mist, their slender trunks disappearing into the cloud ceiling above as if the valley itself were a nave and the palms were the columns of a cathedral.

The palette is the specific green of the Colombian cloud forest — not the tropical green of the coast but the cooler, deeper green of a landscape that receives cloud moisture every morning and direct sun every afternoon, with the pale yellow of the wax palm trunks providing the only warm color in an otherwise entirely cool and atmospheric landscape.

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Finding the Stillness

It’s hard to put the "vibe" of a place into words, so we put together a few images that we think show the quiet side of Valle de Cocora, Colombia. These are just some of the textures and small moments that felt special to us while we were exploring.

Valle de Cocora, Colombia visual study 01
Valle de Cocora, Colombia / No. 01 via Jess Londoño
A red-tiled farmhouse sits in quiet repose, nestled within the emerald folds of the Andean slopes. In the distance, the world's tallest palms rise like silent sentinels into the misty, cloud-shrouded sky.
Valle de Cocora, Colombia visual study 02
Valle de Cocora, Colombia / No. 02 via Jonny James
Rows of traditional white-washed buildings come alive with meticulously painted balconies and doors in a brilliant spectrum of red, blue, and emerald green. Under a soft, overcast sky, the narrow street of Salento hums with a quiet energy, preserving the timeless charm of Colombia's coffee region architecture.
Valle de Cocora, Colombia visual study 03
Valle de Cocora, Colombia / No. 03 via Dominik Simecek
A brown horse standing on a lush, green mountain slope in the Cocora Valley, Colombia, with tall wax palms rising into the misty clouds in the background.