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This is a full day trip to visit the Siecha lagoons inside the National park, which are a series of 3 water bodies sacred for the ancient “Muisca” indigenous people. This is a perfect getaway from the busy city, where you can discover the “paramo” (moor) ecosystem, have an explanation of its flora, its importance for the water supply of Bogota and the preservation of wildlife of the high Andes of the region.

During this 2-day experience you will enjoy the landscapes of the Los Nevados National Park from one of its highest mountains. On the first day you will visit the splendid Otún lagoon, sleeping at traditional cabins, on the second day you will wake up very early in the morning, doing the trek to attempt to get to the summit of Nevado de Santa Isabel where you also will have a great panoramic of the whole National Park.

Paramillo del Quindío is one of the highest peaks in the Los Nevados National Natural Park, with an altitude of 4,750 m.a.sl. This mountain was known as El Nevado del Quindío, but due to climate change, in the last two decades it lost its snow. However, it remains as a demanding, enigmatic and charming mountain. On a three-day walk through this unique area, you will have a great experience getting to know different types of vegetation without needing to use ice-climbing gear.

This tour aims to discover the cultural coffee landscape and have a close contact with its nature, coffee culture and the shapes and colors of the houses of its towns. Here you will visit the most famous attractions in the area, but can also customize your experience according to your tastes, in this region that offers a great variety activities, from agrotourism, passing by visiting beautiful colonial towns and great landscapes like the Cocora Valley, to even have adventure activities.

This 3-days experience is the most popular tour to visit El Cocuy National Park, being a perfect balance between lenght of the tour and great landscapes, visiting 2 out the 3 available hikes inside the protected area. In this plan you will get twice to the snow border line located at 4,900 meters above sea level (16,000 feet) by the “Pulpito del Diablo” & “Laguna Grande de la Sierra” trails. You will need to be physically prepared in order to accomplish the hikes of 50 kms approx. in total in 3 days.

This 2-days experience is designed for people who want a quick visit to get to the snow-border line located at 4.900 m.a.s.l. (16.000 ft). If you have limited time to visit the snow-capped mountains of this destination, this is a great option. You will first discover the beautiful green & white town of El Cocuy, having an acclimatization day and then will visit one of the trails inside the National Park where you will be able to see the glaciers of this region.

It is generally believed that when hundreds of sheep were disappeared from the place where the temple stands today, the shepherds prayed to get their sheep back. Surprisingly they had a vision of the Devi herself who asked them to sacrifice a few of the sheep to get back their lost ones. It is said that when they sacrificed the demanded sheep as they were asked by the Devi, the lost sheep were found, and from then onwards people started to worship Pathibhara Devi. It is generally believed that when hundreds of sheep were disappeared from the place where the temple stands today, the shepherds prayed to get their sheep back. Surprisingly they had a vision of the Devi herself who asked them to sacrifice a few of the sheep to get back their lost ones. It is said that when they sacrificed the demanded sheep as they were asked by the Devi, the lost sheep were found, and from then onwards people started to worship Pathibhara Devi.