NEVADOS NATURE PARK

In the central range of the Andes, to the south of the Department of Antioquia, lies the region known as “Viejo Caldas” , now forming part of three Departments, Caldas, Risaralda and Quindio.

This region is also known as the Antioquia Colonization Zone, because during the 19 th century whole families from Antioquia, exasperated with the civil war that had laid waste to their land, organized expeditions into the uncharted south to found new settlements.

The Nevados Nature Park is in the middle of the colonization zone with woodlands, high plateaus and perpetual snows in the central range; and around it spread one of ther richest and most productive parts of Colombia: the CoffeeBelt.

LOCATION: The municipal districts of Villamaria (Caldas), Pereria, Santa Rosa de Cabal (Risaralda), Salento (Quindío), Anzoategui, Casablanca, Villahermosa, Sta. Isabel, Murillo and Ibague (Toilma).

AREA: 144,000 acres

ALTITUDE: 8,500-17,000ft. above sea level.

CLIMATE: Cold, páramo and perpetual snows.

TEMPERATURE: 14 - 3°C.

TRAILS: Walk around the snow-capped Nevado del Ruiz, Lake Otún and Brisas. The most popular activities are climbing, fishing and guided ecological walks,

PLACES OF INTEREST

Nevado del Ruiz, 17,000ft.
Nevado del Tolima, 16,800ft.
Nevado Sta. Isabel, 16,500ft.
Nevado del Cisne, 16,000ft.
Nevado del Quindío, 16,000ft.

Lake Otún, 14,000ft.
Ruiz hot springs, 12,000ft.
Rancho hot springs, 8,500ft.
Guali falls, 12,000ft.

CHARGES

ADMISSION:

Visitors from abroad $20,000 US$7.69
Local visitors $6,400 US$2.46
Children aged 5-12, Students, senior citizens $3,200 US$1.23

ACCOMMODATION

Camping spaces (per space, per night) $3,200 US$1.23
(El Cisne mountain lodge will be opening soon)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

http://www.parquesnacionales.gov.co/areas/lasareas
/nevados/nevaintro.htm

e-mail: uniparquesnoro@epm.net.co