Sulfur-laden waters bubble from out of the earth, flowing, rushing to a brook winding across the páramo at 3,200 meter (10,496 feet) altitude. Deep emerald mosses and red lichens carpet the banks.
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The star of this 803,600-hectare national park is Volcán Puracé. A near-perfect cone peak, it rises 4,760 meters (15,613 feet). A well-defined trail leads from the Pilimbalá ranger station through
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Like a necklace of rough, uncut jet stones draping the páramo is the Cadena Volcánica de Coconuco. Beginning at Pan de Azúcar, a Volcáno towering 4,670 meters (15,318 feet), nine more Volcanic
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More or less parallel to the Popayán-La Plata road, which passes along the north edge of Parque Nacional Natural Puracé, is the Bedón River. Just past Kilometer 35 the río plunges from 3,060
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We sit on stones, our feet imprinting the cool moss. "How many roads are there going into the park," I ask the ranger.
"Three," she responds. Drawing a line in the air, she illustrates, "One along
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After days of exploring the natural wonders of Puracé National Park, trekking across the cold, windy páramo, what better way to relax strained muscles and to warm up than to soak in hot springs?
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Spa/Hot Springs
Coconuco, Parque Nacional Puracé, Colombia
Your fly makes a soft plop as it lands in the crystalline water of Río Aguasilencio--Silent Water River--or one of its tributaries. A subtle breeze passes through the trees and grasses, sunlight
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Other Activity
Coconuco, Parque Nacional Puracé, Colombia