Tropical Abundance is a journey through colours, textures, aromas and flavours of the delicious culinary culture of Colombia. On this tour, you will experience the journey of the ingredients from its acquisition at the marketplace, its preparation in the kitchen and finally up to the table where you will enjoy the most exotic and nutritious Colombian tropical plates, difficult to find elsewhere in the world. From the hand of a Colombian farm-to-table chef, you will select the ingredients and learn recipes of some of the most representative dishes of Colombian cuisine.

Your journey will begin at the 7 de Agosto Plaza Market. Here, Diana Pizano, a biologist and farm-to-table chef passionate about Colombian agricultural heritage, will guide you through the plaza, where you will taste different agricultural products, fruits, vegetables and seeds - all of them exclusive to the Colombian tropical landscape, such as maize, rice, tubers such as potatoes, cassava and cubios, or delicious fruits like mango, granadilla, mangosteen, feijoa, dragon fruit, passion fruit, chontaduro, papaya, guava, lulo, cape gooseberry and much more. You will also find various artefacts, flowers, plants, crafts and especially friendly merchants and farmers willing to help you select the freshest and healthy products for you to take to your second stop. The recommendations from Diana will allow you to acquire the essential ingredients that are in harvest to bring the best of the farm to your table.

After leaving the Plaza Market, you will go to Rosales, a northern area, where you will enjoy the beautiful landscape of the eastern hills of Bogota. There, you will see Diana's place, where the Comiendo Cuento Project currently takes place, an initiative that returns to the traditional custom of enjoying good company and delicious home-cooked food at the same time. You will finish the tour doing a cuisine workshop and tasting, where you will learn the recipe of the traditional Colombian dish of your choice. Choose among the different menu options with native ingredients including entrees like soups, rice and meat, to the variety of bread, desserts and tropical drinks. Learn about the preparation, conservation techniques, ingredients and recipes, while having a pleasant moment with a delicious exotic plate putting into display Colombian tropical abundance.