Contemplation trail in the Central Andes

Contemplation trail in the Central Andes

You will cross El Nevado del Tolima from El Quindío to Caldas, you will discover ecosystems from the Andean High Forest discovering unique species of birds and plants.
Without a doubt, the most important thing about this route is that you will be able to see Nevados peaks, the most important: Los Nevados and also the Paramillo del Quindío.

Itinerary

Day 1: Wax and Paramo Palms - Páramo Initiation

Pass By: Valle del Cocora, Salento Colombia
Salento - Cocora Valley (2,400 masl) - Finca La Argentina (3,450 masl)

We will take a Jeep Willys in Salento at 7:00 am towards the Cocora Valley. This trail allows us to cross the incredible landscape of Las Palmas de Cera in the high Andean forest. The height and difficulty of the terrain will lead us to connect little by little with our rhythm and with the best kept thoughts while we recognize the depth of our breathing, we will pause to have a marching lunch over 3,000 mtrs. We follow an ascent in which we already begin to understand our body and its way of mimicking the difficulties of mud, wind and cold, the landscape begins to stabilize in our memory and we become one with our footprints. Around 5:00 pm we will arrive at the "Buenos Aires" farm at an altitude of 3,750 meters.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Finca Buenos Aires, with an incredible view, shared accommodation with shared bathroom.

Day 2: Panoramic views of several peaks.

Pass By: Valle del Cocora, Salento Colombia
We will leave the Buenos Aireas farm to start ascending until 4,200msnm from where we will have a spectacular view of the Nevado del Tolima and El Paramillo del Quindío, then we will take the route that takes us to the Berlin estate, we will know different ecosystems of Páramo and we will pass by El Bosque sector to get to the farm where we will rest tonight: The Jordan, at an altitude of 3,200 m, we will have a typical dinner of the region and we will rest in beds in shared rooms. During this tour of the second day we have the possibility of finding La Danta de Páramo.

Optional:

Before starting the descent to the Jordan we can deviate a bit and try the top of a hill called sparks, it is at a height of 4,400 m, from there you can see incredible landscapes where you can see wonderful mountain formations.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Finca Berlin, shared accommodation, shared bathroom

Day 3: Otún Lagoon and return by Pereira

Stop At: Lake Otun, Via al Parque Nacional Los Nevados, Pereira Colombia
We will start our walk from the farm walking through the Altoandino Forest, most of the time we will be in descent, on this third day you can know different waterfalls during the tour, until we reach the La Pastora estate and the Cedral where we will take a car ride and we can observe the Howler Monkey, we will finally arrive at Otún Quimbaya where we will have lunch. This will be the end point of the Trek, when arriving at Pereira bus terminal
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.