ANTIOQUIA TRIP

 DAY 

RIO CLARO:

This haven of tropical vegetation characterized by humid forests growing on limestone rocks in the deposits of marble in the region of Northern Rio Claro, is one of the most important and beautiful reserves in the center of the country.

• Location: southeastern slope of the Cordillera Central, Antioquia department

• Area: 250 Hectares
• Height: River: 350 m *. Karst cones 600 m.
• Climate: Hot, humid tropical
• Vegetation: tropical moist forest. Karst (growing on rocks of marble and limestone).



Rio Claro is a spectacular river located between Medellin and Bogota (3 hours from Medellin, five hours from Bogota), which has a beautiful private nature reserve called Rio Claro Canyon Refuge .

Planning:
1.For a high stone path leads us to several sites full of greenery, beauty and unique colorful.

2.On the trail we walked ten minutes to the beach marble. In this place the river bank consists entirely of a tapestry of ancient marble, beautifully polished by the constant caress of the river through the years.

3.On the trail, twelve minutes from the start, find the Temple of Time: Cavern fossil formations of stalactites and stalagmites, where you can see the transoformación created by water over time, for thousands of years. Some of these stalactites it took about a million years to form

4.After twenty minutes later, on the same path from the source appreciate the beach. This is one of the most beautiful places of the reservation. Lush forest waterfall carved rocks and sandy beach, where you can enjoy the full extent of an energizing swim in the river

5.After almost an hour of walking we found Las Dantas, deep wells and crystalline, with large rocks in the river marble, carved by water in the form of sculptures. An ideal place to practice free diving.

DAY 2

SANTAFE DE ANTIOQUIA

Santa Fe de Antioquia is a municipality in the department of Antioquia, Colombia. The city is located about 50 miles (80 km) north of Medellin, capital of the department. It has a population of about 23,000 inhabitants.


The city area is 493 square kilometers (190 sq mi), with a mountainous territory Within the Central Cordillera of the Andes and watered by the rivers Cauca and Tonusco.


Sites of Interest 

All of the town is a historical site, the architecture That has survived through the years Gives Santa Fe de Antioquia the aspect of a city "suspended" in the colonial era, que is the reason the city was Declared National monument.

1. Bridge of the West (National Monument); suspension bridge built in 1887, same year as the Eiffel Tower, over the Cauca River.
2. Metropolitan Cathedral archiepiscopal Palace
3. Plaza Mayor Juan de Corral
4. Museum of Religious Art
5. The House of the Two Palms
6. La Playita (Famous Ranch To The South of the Plaza) Tonusco Campestre

PARQUE EXPLORA

It is one of the largest in Latin America park where children and adults can share.
  Explore Park has more than 300 interactive experiences where multiple spaces are traversed in order to generate fun and knowledge.
You can enjoy the natural attractions that have the 4,000 copies of the seas and Colombian basins in the aquarium and more than 400 species of fresh and salt water.
It also has a vivarium where you can find different species as poisonous frogs, snakes, turtles and tarantulas.

DAY 3

PIEDRA DEL PEÑOL

location
Located 70 kilometers from Medellin and great internal staircase has 702 steps, the Peñol Stone is the most visited by Antioquia.
Top of the Rock
With a height of approximately 220 meters of rock mass. Its length is about 380 mts. and its maximum width is 100 m, with a volume of 4.685 million cubic meters and weighing approximately 10,000,000 tons more.
climate
Cold, with an average temperature of 19 degrees Celsius.
Attractions
• At the top was built a gazebo where besides observing the landscape can buy handicrafts, snapshots and more. At its base are several craft stalls and restaurants.


The Stone of Guatapé, composed of quartz, feldspar and mica


 The rock, which is almost entirely smooth, has one long crack, the one that the climbers used in ascending it. 



GUATAPÉ

Guatapé is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. Guatapé is located in the outskirts of Medellín, bordering a reservoir created by the Colombian government for a hydro-electric dam.

DAY 4

HONDA
Honda is a town and municipality located in the northern Colombian department of Tolima in central Colombia. It borders the departments of Cundinamarca and Caldas.

Honda enjoys a warm climate with an average temperature from 39 ° C, constant throughout the year. At noon, the temperature reaches 28 ° C easily factor which is a coveted destination. and when the sun is about has about 21 c.

The 7 Wonders

A group of teachers under the direction of Murcia Tiberius Godoy specialist presented the project the 7 Wonders of Honda, and were chosen by the students of the city the following:

1.-) Calle de las Trampas.
2- ) Puente Navarro.}
3.-) Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
4.-) Plaza de Mercado+}
5.-) Parque Agua, Sol y alegría
6.-) Rápidos o Saltos de Honda
7.-) Museo del Río Magdalena.






Sun Water Aquatic Joy the wonderful world in the center of the country, over 15 years serving the recreational and tourism tropical warm and only three hours from Bogota. The park has:
6 great slides, Swimming pools for children with slides 7 pools, Beach volleyball court, Wave Pool,Semiolimpic poolKamikaze slideA la carte restaurant, locker rooms, Fast food restaurant, Accessory store and ample parking.