Ecological Park El Paraíso de Pedro

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Lugar o Dirección: 
"El Limón" village
Persona de contacto: 
Pedro Alfonso Perico Gomez
Celular: 
3203000436
Correo electrónico: 
paraisodepedro@hotmail.com

The ecological park "El paraíso de Pedro" is a nature reserve located in the foothills of the east mountain range, just thirty minutes from Florencia, taking the old road to the Department of Huila. A journey that starts from "Sevastopol" village through an ecological walk towards this place, called "El paraíso de Pedro" (Pedro's paradise). By this route, tourists will find the ideal place for practicing the nature tourism and adventure time in the gorge "La Morrocoya". The adventure begins with a tour taking the path "Los lacres" and then crosses a forest called "Las Termitas" until you get the canyon of the Morrocoya gorge where is located the "Tigra" waterfall and the Morrocoya gorge, tide-pools and narrows that make possible to practice boating and canyoning. As well people can practice walks combined with climbing techniques, and swimming in order to swim in low-lying part of a field flooded in wet weather called "canadon", rapids, only using the body and thecertified equipment suitable for these adventure activities. At the end of the tour, tourists can enjoy a pleasant bath in a puddle formed by waters of "La Morrocoya" gorge, known as "El Charco de Perico" . In this place, travelers can practice canyoning. In the area you can also practice camping, interpretative hiking, birds, mammals, butterflies and wild flowers sighting, advanced research, among other activities.

Total capacity of people installed :10 people in the country house.

How to get there:

Take the  40 and 45 route from Bogota to Neiva (It is 319 km far and the trip takes five hours and forty five minutes). Carry on with the 45 route from Neiva and get Altamira; then take the 20 route to the "Km 2" just before getting Florencia (245 Kms - 4 hours). From Florencia's downtown you can get the ecological park "El Paraíso de Pedro"  taking the Florencia-Neiva route. This place is ten kilometers far (twenty minutes).

Traveling by land:

  • Distance from Bogotá (capital city in Colombia): 595 Km and in time, ten hours.
  • Distance from Florencia (capital city in Caquetá): 42 Km, in time, one hour.
  • Distance from the nearest urban zone: 7.5 Km , in time, 50 minutes.

Traveling by air:

You can get the "Casa Campesina" resort taking a direct flight from Bogotá to Florencia. The trip takes almost an hour. At the airport, it is possible to continue the trip by car or bus taking the 65 Florencia-Neiva road. From Florencia's downtown take the old route Florencia-Neiva and you will get the park ten kilometers far (twenty minutes).

"Photography: MCarvajal / FOTUR"

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