We made our way to the main square where we had to take a ride in a jeep willy to the valley, here's where the adventure started!
Cocora Valley is part of Los Nevados Natural Park and is about 58,000 hectares; it is located in Quindio department in the upper reaches of the river, its altitude is between 1800 and 2400 meters.
Once we made it to the entrance of the park, some guys offered to take us in a walking tour or horseback riding but we decided to take the adventure on our own.
We took the trail and started our way to the mountains, as we got deep into the valley we started appreciating some amazing views...
We didn't know where the trail was taking us, we just followed our instincts and got lost in nature; we even made some friends who were very welcoming and let us take some pictures with them...
We went through mud, rocks and had to cross the river over multiple suspended bridges... I almost felt like in one of the movies of Indiana Jones! hehehe
After two hours of full adventure, we started making our way up the mountain; we had to climb to the highest point to be able to go down on the other side. We never imagined it was going to be so steep but we couldn't quit, we had to conquer it!
Once on the top we rested for a while and then made our way down to the starting point, it was an easy two hours walk with more of the amazing views of the mystical valley.
Our experience was superb and we were very happy to accomplished the challenge! Mother nature has so much to offer and it felt good to be close to it.
This is how we ended our little adventure in the Eje Cafetero, next morning we went back to Medellin to keep exploring this beautiful city and we had planned to spend a week in Bogota after but, we had to suspend our trip because our beloved pet got sick; we are back in Mexico now and unfortunately had to put our girl to sleep :O(
Zoretta will be missed...
Don´t forget to show love to the ones you care for... Safe travels my friends!
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