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Altitude: 2760 meters / 9053 feet
On the Eastern slopes of the Nudo de los Pastos, where the Andes branch into the Cordillera Occidental and the Oriental, the road begins to descend towards Macoa, capital of Putumayo Department. On the cloud-misted highlands is Laguna de la Cocha, a place of mystery and legend, a holy place for the ancient indigenous Quillacinga, or People of the Moon. In the icy depths is said to be a lost city. Ley lines of positive energy converge on its central island, Isla de Corota.
A woman, bewitched by jealousy, was made an island that to this day floats in the middle of Laguna d...
Since being declared a Ramsar protected area, local indigenous and campesino communities around Lagu...
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