Ibagué is a city of contrasts. It’s a place where the old and the new live side by side, where the traditional and the modern collide. The city is full of beautiful colonial-era buildings, churches and squares, but it’s also a bustling, modern metropolis, home to universities, hospitals and businesses. It’s a city that’s always moving, always alive.
Ibagué is also a city of music. The streets are alive with the sound of salsa and cumbia, and the air is thick with the smell of barbecued meat. The city is home to some of Colombia’s most famous musicians, and there are always music festivals and concerts happening somewhere in town.
And of course, Ibagué is also a city of coffee. The coffee plantations that surround the city are some of the most productive in the world, and the coffee here is some of the best