Valle del Cocora

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Trail stats

Distance: 7.16 mi
Elevation gain: 1,759 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 1,759 ft
Max elevation: 9,512 ft
TrailRank: 71
Min elevation: 7,916 ft
Trail type: Loop

Moving time: 2 hours 33 minutes
Time: 5 hours 50 minutes
Coordinates: 1932
Uploaded: August 6, 2022
Recorded: March 2022

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9,512 ft

7,916 ft

7.16 mi

near Romerales, Quindío (Republic of Colombia)

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Itinerary description

A beautiful path that takes your breath every now and then. During this walk will find tall wax trees (of course), muddy terrain, cloudy trails, amazing strong waterfalls, if you are lucky, the Condor (biggest bird in the world) and lots and lots of places for your social network moments.

Waypoints

I 3 Cocora

Your trip starts with a view.

Palms

Muddy path

Intersection #1

Turn right to avoid the river.

Bridge

This is the pedestrian path.

Horse path

The previous path is horse path.

Intersection

Turn right to go to the palm valley. As of March 2022, there’s a charge of $10000 COP.

Ticket booth

At the information center you can see the map of routes you can follow. The long one, with the bridges, is temporarily closed to the public due to heavy rains.

The Cocora egg

Nice spot for pictures. Lots of people, though.

Viewpoint

Nice view… when it’s not cloudy.

Viewpoint

Viewpoint #2

More wax palms and more fog if you are unlucky.

End of private property

From this point onward the private property finishes and gubernamental property starts. There’s no charge to cross the next section but it’s restricted to researchers and ecologists. Further, there’s another private property with a price of $15000 COP per person, but it’s closed due to bad weather.