Decameron Las Heliconias
Decameron Las Heliconias is a resort hotel in Quimbaya, a town in Colombia's coffee-growing region. The property is made up of low-rise buildings with tile roofs set among gardens with tropical plants, and it has a large outdoor pool, three restaurants, a fitness room, and tennis courts.
The hotel was built as part of the Decameron chain, a Colombian company that developed resorts in tropical regions of the country. It stands in an area where coffee farming shaped the local economy and the look of the land from the 19th century onward.
The name Las Heliconias refers to the tropical flowering plants that grow throughout the gardens and are common across Colombia's coffee region. The wooden beams and clay roof tiles used throughout the buildings reflect how coffee estates in this area have traditionally been constructed.
The hotel is on the edge of Quimbaya, and nearby coffee farms and the local botanical garden can be reached with a short ride or on foot. Evenings tend to be cooler than the day, so a light jacket is useful even though the overall climate stays warm year-round.
The hotel is close to a butterfly farm that raises dozens of native species and is one of the largest in the region. Many guests walk past the coffee fields to reach it without realizing the farm is also a research site for local conservation efforts.
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