Siecha Pnn Chingaza lakes excursion from Bogota

Itinerary
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Stop At: Chingaza National Park, Fomeque Colombia

In this trekking to one of the most important páramos area of Colombia, it starts with the departure from the hotel at 7:00 am, where you will take the exit route from the north of the city on the route to the municipality of Guasca from where we will deviate to take the road to the Chingaza Natural Park, Siecha sector. Once you arrive at the Park, instructions will be given on behalf of the officials of Natural Parks where they will inform us about the characteristics and sustainability conditions of this protected area. Followed and with our guide we will begin the walk to the important Siecha lagoons in a displacement of approximately 10 kms and at an altitude of 3,800 meters above sea level. It is important to note that the weather conditions are cold weather and swampy terrain so it is important to bring thermal and waterproof clothing as well as good shoes for mountain treks. After an hour of travel, we arrive at the lagoons that are located in a staggered way one followed by the other. The smallest lake is that of Teusaca or that of South America, since it bears a certain resemblance to the map of the continent, located at 3350 meters above sea level, followed by the Laguna de Fausto located at 3,750 meters, and finally the Siecha lagoon (Man of Water) at 3,800 meters above sea level. Visiting this lagoon goes back to pre-Hispanic times where the indigenous Muisca communities performed their rituals of worship, since for our ancestors these places were classified as sacred because they are the source of life water. It was thus that in 1856, a piece of gold in the shape of a raft that represented the mythical ceremony was found in the waters of one of the lagoons. Said raft that was called The Siecha Raft, A European museum fought for several years to obtain it, the museum managed to remove it from the country however on arrival in the German port of Bremen, the ship where it was transported caught fire, with which the Raft Siecha disappeared. After arriving at the great Siecha Lagoon and contemplating this marvelous landscape of moor, we will make the return to the entrance of the Chingaza Natural Park and from there to the transport to make the return to the city of Bogotá and be arriving between 5 : 00 and 6:00 pm

Duration: 8 hours