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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.