The Colombian Coffee Growers factory is located at Carrera 4 No. 16-50 Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia.

Either from Pereira or Manizales, the Autopista del Café takes you to Buencafé. The access to the factory is announced with a billboard 5 km from the Tarapacá highway toll on the road from Pereira to Manizales.

Matecaña International Airport: Located in the city of Pereira, Kilometer 4 via Cerritos. From this airport it takes 1 hour (45 Km) to Buencafé. 

La Nubia Airport: this airport is located in the southeast of Manizales, 8 Km from downtown, the journey to Buencafé takes 45 minutes (30 Km) approximately.

At either airport you can find transportation to Chinchiná by bus or car.

Manizales:

• • Termales del Otoño: https://www.termaleselotono.com/   Km. 5 Antigua vía al Nevado del Ruiz   606 874 02 80.

• • Hotel Quo: https://quo.com.co/ 606 893 03 20 Calle 66a No. 26 A 28 Palermo, Manizales, Caldas 

• • Estelar: https://www.estelarrecintodelpensamiento.com/ Kilometro 11 Vía Al Magdalena. Manizales. 606 889 70 72

Near Chinchina (coffee experience):

• • Hacienda Venecia: https://haciendavenecia.com/ +57 320 636 5719
  • Hacienda Guayabal: http://www.haciendaguayabal.com/ Km. 3 From Chinchiná to Pereira. +57 314 772 4856

Pereira: 

• • Movich. https://www.movichhotels.com/ 601 521 50 50 Cra. 13 #No 15-71, Pereira 
  • Sonesta: https://www.sonestapereira.com/ 606 311 36 00. Km 7 Vía Cerritos
  • Visus: https://www.hotelvisus.com/ Vía Cerritos Hacienda Malabar KM 6 entrada 6,  606 317 00 60

The temperature varies between 17°C and 26°C, it is normally mild and there is a possibility of frequent rains.

For the visit to the factory you should wear long pants, closed shoes and no heels. You may bring accessories and electronic devices, but we will provide you with a space to store them at the beginning of the tour.

We need a copy of your identification document such as passport or identity card and a document that certifies your insurance against accidents in the factory such as ARL or EPS affiliation.

We are a factory that has more than 20 certifications where we ensure the safety of our people and our products, in order for everything to run smoothly we need your documents a week before the visit to manage the protocols for your care.

Your sales representative will contact you and guide you during the factory visit, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact them.

Depending on the purpose of the visit, a customized tour will be built that can last from two hours to six hours. Discuss your interests with your sales representative to make your experience as fulfilling as possible.

During the tour in the factory you will be joined by the commercial representative and a brigade member, you are responsible for your safety and for following the brigade member’s instructions and recommendations. Unless the brigade leader indicates otherwise, you must remain with your ear protectors, gown, and boots. To ensure that our 100% Colombian Coffee maintains its high quality, food is not allowed to enter the plant, but you may bring water.

Chinchiná is located at an altitude of 1,382 m.a.s.l. and is a privileged place for Colombian coffee. You will find centers of growing, processing, training and scientific research, all dedicated to the care of 100% Colombian coffee. It is a small city but very close to the capitals of Risaralda and Caldas, two of the three most important cities in the coffee growing region of the country. The coffee landscape is identified for being surrounded by mountain chains, mild climates that as the altitude increases will take you to colder places, you can visit different thermal floors including the perpetual snows at the Parque Nacional Natural de los Nevados. In Chinchiná you will find a coffee paradise with beautiful natural landscapes.

The National Federation of Coffee Growers is a private organization that seeks the protection of 100% Colombian Coffee and the well being of those who produce it, for this reason there are different institutions that take care of the whole process. Near Chinchiná you can visit the Coffee Growers Committees where the coffee grown in the region is stored, Almacafé with its large storage warehouses and a whole logistic line to take the green coffee to the ports of export, Cenicafé which is the center of research and genetics, and finally Buencafé which is the center of industrialization of the coffee to convert it into freeze-dried soluble coffee.

To learn more about the region we recommend some tourist sites:
Cathedral of Manizales: The cathedral of Manizales is one of the largest built in Latin America and the only one for its architectural style in concrete. It is 106 meters high and you can go on a guided tour to the top of the domes. You can also enjoy coffee and history.
Thermal Pools: in the coffee region, thanks to the proximity to volcanic lands, you can find thermal waters, naturally hot and rich in minerals that benefit your health. You can access them from Manizales or Santa Rosa.
PNN: Los Nevados National Natural Park is located in the Colombian Andes and has different accesses. You can visit the Nevado del Ruiz, Santa Isabel, Tolima and different paramillos.

You can find different types of gastronomies.

Typical: you can often find typical restaurants that offer local cuisine such as beans, ajiaco, mondongo and bandeja paisa. Street food stands are an excellent option if you want to learn more about the culture, look for empanadas and corn arepas.    

Some other gastronomic experiences we recommend are:
Manizales: La Beautiful, Cortesana, Ednia, Cuina Rosa.
Pereira: Ambar, Carmela, Patrono, Octavo.