Matarredonda Park is a natural and sacred refuge, this destination is located between the Santa Fe neighborhood in Bogota and the municipality of Choachí, so, if you are in the Colombian capital, this plan is right for you.
This park is of enormous environmental importance, as it is the birthplace of important water sources, has paramo ecosystems, and retains an important amount of water that benefits Bogotá and some municipalities in Cundinamarca.
Waterfall. Photo by Elturismoencolombia.com
How to get to Matarredonda Park?
Although Matarredonda Park is located near Bogota, very few people know of its existence, however, you can get there by public transport easily and cheaply, you will not have to pay tolls if you go by car.
The first thing to do is to go to Calle 6 with Carrera 14 in Bogotá, on the sixth street you will find buses of Cotransfomeque company, ask the driver to leave you at Matarredonda Park.
Weather and recommendations in Matarredonda Park
Matarredonda Park is located between 3,300 and 3,500 meters above sea level, the climate is cold and moorland, so it is recommended to wear warm clothing, gloves and hat, good grip shoes for walking and sufficient hydration.
The difficulty of this route is medium, although it will take at least 5 hours, depending on the physical condition of each person. We generally recommend that you hire a guide, but this time it is not necessary, the roads are well marked and there is no danger of getting lost.
Tourism in Matarredonda Park
Matarredonda Park is a paramo ecosystem located on the Bogotá Choachí road. Visitors to this park always begin their journey passing by the El Márquez del Once parador, this place is famous for its panela water with cheese that fills visitors with energy, most of whom are cyclists. At the beginning or at the end of the tour in the park you can go there and recover energy, besides being a parador is an incredible viewpoint with a wonderful view of Bogota.
Matarredonda Park Trail. Image taken from El Espectador
Matarredonda Park has two trails to reach two lagoons, each walk is at least 90 minutes each, these tours are full of nature, fresh air and pure and beautiful landscapes, enjoy this walk to recharge the good energy that nature gives you. The first lagoon and the one that is most visited is the Teusacá Lagoon, this lagoon was a sacred place and ceremonies for our muiscas ancestors, it is decorated with hundreds of frailejones and flora of páramo, a quite calm and peaceful spectacle.
Image taken from Caminatasalairelibre.com
On the other hand, the other road will take us to the Cascada de la Abuela, another natural scenery of great beauty, enjoy the tour and recharge yourself seeing this paradise for mortals.
Matarredonda Park allows visitors to enter with their pets, it goes without saying that they must take certain precautions such as wearing a muzzle and a bow. In addition to collecting the excrement of your pet and be careful with the ecosystem.
Gastronomic offer in Matarredonda Park
As already mentioned, the Parador Marquéz del Once provides food service. But in addition to this, at the entrance to the park is located a restaurant where you can have lunch for a very good price.
Camping in Matarredonda Park
Matarredonda Park offers camping service for only $12,000 per person.
If your plan is not to camp, you can start your trip to Matarredonda Park very early and finish it in the afternoon and return home. A good recommendation is to visit the municipality of Choachí.
Schedules and rates
Matarredonda Park is open to the public every day from 8:00 h to 16:00 h. Visitors must pay an entrance fee of $8,000 (Price 2019).
