Salento is a town and municipality in the north-east of the department of Quindío, Colombia. The municipality covers an area of 377.67 km². I…Salento is a town and municipality in the north-east of the department of Quindío, Colombia. The municipality covers an area of 377.67 km². It was the first settlement in Quindío of the modern era, and the first municipality founded in the department. The town of Salento itself is located 24 km northeast of the departmental capital Armenia. In 2023 the municipality of Salento had an estimated population of 9,748.It has a wide variety of tourist attractions including the Cocora Valley where one can find a landscape full of nature, such as the Barranquero or Momotus aequatorialis, a commonly seen bird, take ecological walks and enjoy the landscapes of this town.
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