If you ever get a chance to visit the state of Quindio in the Central Cordillera of the Andes, you owe it to yourself to see the Cocora Valley.  At about 6 to 7 thousand feet elevation it is covered in almost perpetual clouds and then you see the world´s largest palm tree sprinkled in clusters all over the mountain side. Growing up to 50 meters in height, it is breathtaking.  It is the national tree of Colombia.