Descripción

Category: TOUR

Duration: 1 day tour / 6 hours aprox

Name of route: SANCTUARY OF PALMS, NATURE AND PEACE

Description: 

The La montaña del Quindío (Quindío mountain) was the obligatory pass for the Spanish colonial forces, looking to exploit the trading routes of the indigenous tribes. Originally known as Camino de los Indios (Road of the Indians), then changed to the Camino Nacional during the colonial period before now being known as the Camino Nacional– this route has a deep, varied history that helped shape modern, Colombian culture as well as found the many individual towns in the local area.

This area was, until this decade, unpassable due to the mountainous area being under control of the FARC. The recent history of this area is shocking when you take into account it’s stunning natural beauty.Now there are about 900 hectares of forests that cover the area, where there are still the largest amount of wax palms in the region. There are around 600,000 adult palms, a figure 600 times higher than the total number of palms There are in the iconic Cocora Valley. This day our is ideal for travellers and families short on time, but want to see and learn as much as about rural Colombia.