Cocuy and its majestic geography

COCUY AND ITS MAJESTIC GEOGRAPHY

Colombia has the tallest mountain in the world with respect to its location at sea level, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

El Cocuy National Park is located in the western mountain range of the Colombian Andes, between the Boyacá, Arauca and Casanare departments. El Cocuy’s majestic geography offers snowy mountains, paramos, jungles, valleys, lakes and streams. Within the park exists a vast array of animal and plants species. The park spans an area of 3,060 km2 (1,180 sq mi), with a maximum altitude of 5,330 meters (17,487 feet) above the sea level at the top of the Ritacuba Blanco peak, and a minimum altitude of 2,700 meters (8,858 feet) at the forested areas of the Andean foothills.

This excursion follows a splendid route through some of the most emblematic locations at El Cocuy, including an ascent of the Pan de Azúcar peak.

El Cocuy

 Pan de Azúcar

White Ritacuba

Páramo

Fog forest

Big Lagoon of the Plaza

Devil’s Pulpit

El Cocuy

White Ritacuba

Fog Forest

Devil’s Pulpit

Pan de Azúcar

Paramo

Big Lagoon of the Plaza

We will Take you to:

  • Aprender en el camino sobre el ecosistema local del páramo, su flora y fauna en la alta montaña, su importancia para la conservación y la sostenibilidad de Colombia.
  • Viajar hasta el pueblo de Cocuy en Boyacá, para poder adentrarse en el Parque Natural Nacional de La Sierra Nevada del Cocuy.
  • Experimentar las caminatas en alta montaña por encima de los 4.000 m de altura.
  • Ascender caminando hasta el glaciar del Pan de Azúcar, donde podremos observar la roca de 80 m de altura sobre la nieve con forma de mesa llamada el Púlpito del Diablo. De allí, podrás observar múltiples lagunas de color esmeralda y otros picos nevados de la misma sierra.
  • Disfrutar del pintoresco pueblo colonial de El Cocuy.

Duration:

3 - 4 days

Season:

All year

Accommodation:

Basic in farms or town hotels.
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