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Chasing Beans: Ride Through Colombia’s Coffee Heart – EP.400

onherbike 22:14 January 2026

EDITORIAL SUMMARY

This South America episode follows a motorcycle ride into Colombia’s coffee region, where the journey turns toward the landscapes and work behind coffee production. The central thread is a ride on trails and an exploration of how coffee grows, set within a solo journey around the world.

About this film

Episode 400 of onherbike’s ongoing travel series takes the journey through Colombia, with coffee as its focus. The film pairs motorcycle travel with a closer look at the region’s coffee-growing life: the rider sets out to explore where the crop is grown and how it makes its way from the ground up. The supplied description does not identify particular farms, towns or people, so the emphasis here is on the broad experience of entering Colombia’s coffee region rather than a specific itinerary. This ride belongs to a much longer solo trip that began in Australia in April 2017, with no fixed final destination or duration stated. For viewers following the South America series, it is a place-focused episode within that continuing journey.

The journey

The route is described only in general terms: a ride through Colombia’s coffee region that includes testing trails. No road names, distances or start and end points are provided, leaving the landscape and riding experience to be encountered through the film rather than mapped out in advance. The journey’s purpose is both to ride and to see how coffee is grown, giving the episode two connected strands: movement through the region and an introduction to the life behind its best-known product. The description does not specify trail conditions or how the ride unfolds, but it makes clear that the trails are part of the exploration, not simply a way to reach another destination.

People, places and moments

Colombia is presented through the lens of its coffee-growing region, with the film inviting viewers to look beyond the finished drink and toward its origins. The description promises an opportunity to see how coffee grows and to encounter the life behind the bean, without naming individual growers or describing particular stages of production. That makes this a travel episode for viewers interested in how a motorcycle journey can open onto local agricultural context, as well as the ride itself. The creator’s wider trip is a solo world journey, but the available information does not establish further encounters or events in this episode.

What to expect

Motorcycle travel through Colombia’s coffee region
Trail riding as part of the exploration
A look at coffee growing and the life behind the bean

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