Yarumo Blanco

Once in charge of the Otún Quimbaya National Park, Yarumo Blanco is a community tourism organization, which for over 10 years has been harnessing tourism to create change and is now focused on leadership and conservation. Situated within Colombia’s coffee region, Yarumo Blanco provides training in tourism to young people, helping to prevent youth migration away from this rural area to big cities in search of employment and opportunities. Developing young leaders and social entrepreneurs in the region, Yarumo Blanco is at the forefront of social innovation in the region, and a network of local community projects that are providing Colombia’s coffee region with an alternative form of tourism.

While staying at a community homestay, travelers to Yarumo Blanco have the opportunity to take a tour of a sustainable coffee farm and understand its farming practices, visit nearby natural wonders and experience local culture through traditional meals and exchange.