zip lines near Armenia?

Hi, I am heading down to Colombia this summer and I am looking for the location of some zip lines near Armenia. I believe they are out of Montenegro and I have read a couple of blogs talking about them but I can't find the actual company name or the exact place they are out of for certain. I would really appreciate if someone could give me this information as I plan to head that way straight from Bogota. I am not so hot with these sites ( I just signed on) and don't know where to look for responses to this question. It would be great if you could reply to my e-mail abenson at vsb.bc.ca I will try to look at and use the site as well if you have any other essential things I should do and see while down in Colombia. Thank you! Cheers, SandyBeach

By SandyBeach on May 14, 2008, 15:09 in Friendly Talkzone.

billyb says on May 14, 2008, 15:19:

Panaca, near Quimbaya, which is near Armenia, has zip lines.

http://www.panaca.com.co/home.html

jonas says on May 14, 2008, 15:25:

I remember watching a documentary on TV where they sent a cow across a valley on a zip line. Anybody know where that was? (It was in our beautiful Colombia)

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Frank Rizzo says on May 14, 2008, 15:33:

I'd love to see pics of the cow on the line....!!!

jonas says on May 14, 2008, 16:03:

yes, fantastic pictures! There was a guy sitting on the cow with a crotch to slow her down. Brilliant!

slguy says on May 14, 2008, 16:14:

i feel like an idiot. wtf is a zip line?

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jonas says on May 14, 2008, 16:53:

I had to look it up on Wikipedia myself. Here you go:
A zip-line (also known as a flying fox, zip wire, aerial runway, death slide or tyrolean crossing) consists of a pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline. They are designed to enable a user propelled by gravity to traverse from the top to the bottom of the inclined cable, usually made of stainless steel, by holding on or attaching to the freely moving pulley. Zip-lines come in many forms, most often used as a means of entertainment. They may be short and low, intended for child's play and found on some playgrounds. Longer and higher rides are often used as a means of accessing unusual areas (a rainforest canopy for instance) or found at outdoor adventure camps where they are usually one element on a larger challenge or ropes course.

nueva york bombero says on May 14, 2008, 16:59:

They're big in Costa Rica. People associate them with ecological hikes through the jungle.

slguy says on May 14, 2008, 17:00:

thanks, jonas. i never heard the term before.

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Atrevido says on May 14, 2008, 17:11:

There is one on the road to Dapa outside Cali.

nueva york bombero says on May 14, 2008, 17:11:

How far? Is it worth checking out?

Atrevido says on May 14, 2008, 19:09:

About twenty minutes from Chipichape. It looks fun but I haven´t done it yet.

webmanco says on May 14, 2008, 19:13:

Little kids zip line to and from school high above the rainforest in Colombia

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lpdiver says on May 14, 2008, 19:46:

There is a zip line across a bay in Guatepe.

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