Sierra de la Macarena National Natural Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Sierra de la Macarena National Natural Park
The park covers a vast area of more than 600,000 hectares. Thenational parkis a unique landscape that includes an isolated mountain range where several ecosystems meet. It's a transitional area between the Amazon rainforest, theAndes mountains range, and the highland plains of East Llanos. Within the park, you can find dry forests, mountains and hills with dramatic rock formations, and shrubland savannas as well as river wetlands, including the spectacular Caño Cristales, a river with vivid red, yellow, blue, black and amber waters. Many of the rivers in the park have spectacular waterfalls and tranquil swimming holes. The multi-colored river draws shutterbugs looking for the perfect selfie or landscape photo. The river was largely hidden from the Spanish-speaking population until 1969, bu
Sierra de la Macarena National Natural Park Travel Guide Sections
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