Last updated on March 4, 2024.

The coffee town of Andes in the department of Antioquia is almost three hours from Medellín by bus. It’s a stop along the route to the more popular, more beautiful, and more tourist-friendly Jardín. There’s not much reason to stop in Andes.

 

History

Originally inhabited by indigenous people, the modern town was founded on March 13, 1852. It’s primarily an agricultural town, with coffee as the main crop. Andes was the birthplace of Colombian writer, philosopher, and journalist Gonzalo Arango (1931-1976), who led a literary movement in the 1950s and 1960s known as Nadaism.

 

Plaza

Andes has a nice wide open plaza with a beautiful fountain.

Plaza in Andes, Antioquia, Colombia
Plaza
Fountain in the plaza in Andes, Antioquia, Colombia
Fountain

The plaza is surrounded by a couple colonial buildings and filled with tables where locals sit and enjoy a coffee or drink with their friends and family.

Plaza in Andes, Antioquia, Colombia
Plaza

The church on the plaza, Our Lady of Mercy (Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes), is also nice and worth a look inside.

Our Lady of Mercy in Andes, Antioquia, Colombia
Our Lady of Mercy

 

Getting There

A couple companies pass through Andes on the way to Jardín from Medellín. Rapido Ochoa and Transporte Suroeste are the ones I’ve used. There is a main bus station where buses from Medellín stop and another one near the entrance where buses and taxis to Jardín can be found.

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