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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 
72
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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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

PictographPhoto Altitude 7,986 ft
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I 3 Cocora

Your trip starts with a view.

PictographPhoto Altitude 7,982 ft
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Palms

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,045 ft
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Muddy path

PictographIntersection Altitude 8,130 ft
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Intersection #1

Turn right to avoid the river.

PictographBridge Altitude 8,133 ft
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Bridge

This is the pedestrian path.

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,133 ft
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Horse path

The previous path is horse path.

PictographIntersection Altitude 8,110 ft
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Intersection

PictographIntersection Altitude 8,005 ft
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Intersection

PictographIntersection Altitude 8,009 ft
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Intersection

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

PictographInformation point Altitude 8,015 ft
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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.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 8,107 ft
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The Cocora egg

Nice spot for pictures. Lots of people, though.

PictographPanorama Altitude 8,504 ft
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Viewpoint

Nice view… when it’s not cloudy.

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,409 ft
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Viewpoint

PictographPanorama Altitude 8,724 ft
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Viewpoint #2

More wax palms and more fog if you are unlucky.

PictographInformation point Altitude 9,094 ft
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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.

PictographPhoto Altitude 9,252 ft
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Foggy path

PictographIntersection Altitude 9,419 ft
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Intersection

We continued to Finca La Montaña

PictographPhoto Altitude 9,619 ft
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Tall trees

PictographDoor Altitude 9,541 ft
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Finca La Montaña

This is private property. The entrance price is $15000 COP but it’s temporarily closed as March 2022.

PictographPanorama Altitude 8,720 ft
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Viewpoint

A better view on the way down.

PictographIntersection Altitude 8,596 ft
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Intersection

Turn left

PictographWaypoint Altitude 8,317 ft
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Wings

Dog not included in the experience.

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