Cano Cristales

kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 12, 2007, 13:47:

I haven't been but my mum worked in La Macarena, she met a guy called Andres and he used to do tours at there, but when she retired this years, she told me it was not safe at the moment and Andres is not doing the tours for a while, i think because of all the stuff that are going on in la sierra it's becoming a bit dangerous and to get to the park it is not a very good road, actually there isn't a road, you can only get there by horse if i am not wrong i think is 4 hours by horse because it is as we said in Colombia "pura trocha"

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juancegomez says on Sep 12, 2007, 13:57:

I don't know about the current situation of "Caño Cristales", though I do believe that the Army entered there a couple of years ago, if my memory doesn't fail me. Doesn't exactly tell you much though.

On a similar note...someone I know has been in La Macarena (the municipality itself, not Caño Cristales and not the Serranía) and told me there's a lot of Armed Forces around, even if there are still guerrillas present as well.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 12, 2007, 14:05:

yep, they both present very much, but they disguised (guerrillas) as campesinos so you don't know who they are, but the town is 4 or 5 hour away from the park as i said.

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campbell says on Sep 12, 2007, 16:09:

damn, well I guess I can take that off of my itinerary

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capitan_centella says on Sep 12, 2007, 20:10:

Yes campbell. There is a book

http://www.yocreoencolombia.com/colombia/imagenes/andreshurtado/paisaj...

The author is Andrés Hurtado. A famous hikker and photographer.You can find it on big libraries as PANAMERICANA, LIBRERIA LA NACIONAL. It´s in spanish and english.

"When you open your eyes, you turn around with the world, But it can change, if you only close it, and see a dream to yourself." Me.

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Mr. Hollywood says on Sep 12, 2007, 20:13:

I've heard from people in the military that it would be a bad idea to go there right now. Lots of armed people and lots of trafficking/cultivation of illegal things.

For whatever that's worth.

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capitan_centella says on Sep 12, 2007, 20:15:

ANd, the hipe it´s true. I saw it with my own eyes. He´s a spanish teacher in one of the bogota´s high school. The name is "colegio champagnat". (As the drink I think, im sorry I don´t speak french)

You can ask yourself if you want to. He´s a very friendly guy.

"When you open your eyes, you turn around with the world, But it can change, if you only close it, and see a dream to yourself." Me.

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