expedition pnn el cocuy, gÜicán and chita
güicán-el cocuy, boyacá
The Outdoor Route takes you to one of the most amazing national parks in Colombia, between large moors and snowy mountains we will travel through 2 of the main hiking trails in the Sierra Nevada de Güican, El Cocuy and Chita.
The El Cocuy National Natural Park is located on the north of the eastern mountain range, between the departments of Boyacá, Arauca and Casanare. It is made up of 22 peaks with perpetual snow that range from 4,800 masl (Portales) to 5,330 (Ritacuba Blanco) which make up the largest glacier mass in South America above the equator, and the largest in our country. This is a territory sacred for the indigenous UWA, who have inhabited this place in the Andes since ancient times .
Large Lagoon of the Sierra
It is located at 4,511 meters above sea level in the vicinity to the concave glaciers and concave, the route starts from 3,580 meters above sea level in the Hacienda La Esperanza, passing through the Valley of los frailejones, an ideal place to admire these centuries-old water purifying plants, between rocky paths we will arrive at the Cueva del hombre, a place of rest and preparation to continue the tour, which will take us before smaller lagoons, and paths between the moraine ,in a superpáramo environment that resembles a rocky desert, until we reach our main objective, the Laguna Grande de La Sierra.
Technical information:
Level: 4.5 (scale from 1 to 5 based on MIDE) Advanced
Distance: 17km
Height: 4,511/3,580 meters above sea level
Time: 11/10 hours of activity
Temperature: 10°/3°
Route type: Roundtrip
devil's pulpit
The tour begins at Alto de La Cueva at an altitude of 4,000 meters above sea level, where the park's control cabin is located. At this point there is a viewpoint that offers visitors the opportunity to see the snowy peaks of the mountain range on its western face in all its splendor, especially in summer.
During the tour you pass through the valley of the Lagunillas River, the sector known as the square, continuing on to El Hotelito and later the so-called Paso del Conejo from where you have a panoramic view of the Cóncavo, Concavito, Portales and the beautiful Laguna Grande. from La Sierra, all on the left side and towards the front still slab rock walls that hide 600 meters ahead the view of the Devil's Pulpit and the Sugar Loaf. The Devil's Pulpit is a rectangular rock 70 m high; On its eastern side rises the snowy peak of Pan de Azúcar over 5,100 meters above sea level.
Technical information:
Level: 5 (scale from 1 to 5 based on MIDE) Advanced
Distance: 20km
Height: 4,900/4,000 meters above sea level
Time: 12/11 hours of activity
Temperature: 10°/3°
Route type: Roundtrip
General itinerary:
Day 1
Meeting
Bogota: 19:00
Day 2
Arrival time to Guicán 9:00
: Acclimatization Hiking
Day 3
Hiking Laguna Grande de La Sierra
Day 4
Devil's Pulpit Hiking
Return to Bogota
:Guicán between 19:00- 20:00
day 5
Approximate arrival time to Bogotá: 9:00
It includes:
Public ground transportation Bogotá- Güican- Bogotá
Village transport 4x4
Lodging multiple accommodation type hostel x3 nights
4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 meals
Income to PNN El Cocuy
Medical assistance insurance
local guides
Acclimatization hiking in Guicán
Devil's Pulpit Hiking
Hiking Laguna Grande de La Sierra
Does NOT include:
Road food.
Unspecified expenses
+ Reserve your space with 50% of the value and pay the rest up to 20 days before the trip
