One Sunday we get in the car and drive a familiar route. Only now we turn left at the “Lagunas de Siecha” sign. Suddenly there is little left of the fine dirt road. For five kilometers we are shaking because of the bad road. When we arrive at a little road that is supposed to represent a parking lot, I am glad the car is still in one piece. We follow the trail through a beautiful forest toward the visitor center. Once we’ve paid, we immediately start walking. The weather is beautiful and I am super curious to see Siecha’s famous lakes. Soon Chingaza proves to be a true natural wonder. Chingaza National Park: a great day trip from Bogot\u00e1. In this article you will read all about the hike and how you can visit the national park.<\/p>\n
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If you like nature and hiking then Chingaza is your place. What a beauty! Not surprising either when you consider the extraordinary ecosystem you’ll find yourself in when you go hiking in Chingaza.<\/p>\n
P\u00e1ramo<\/strong><\/a> is also called the sponge of the Andes, an alpine ecosystem found in the high part of the Andes Mountains. At an altitude between the tree line at about 3,500 meters and the snow line at an altitude around 4,700 meters. The p\u00e1ramo ecosystem consists of uplands with lakes, peat and grasslands. Interspersed with beautiful valleys, bushes and small forests. There are even parts that look something like a lunar landscape. In Colombia you can admire p\u00e1ramo in several places, including here<\/strong><\/a>. The typical image of p\u00e1ramo in Colombia is characterized by the many frailejones.<\/p>\nFrailejones<\/h3>\n