Las Hermosas National Park is a highly important ecosystem, therefore, it is a protected area that houses a diversity of fauna and flora as well as hundreds of water sources. This park is a water regulator because the paramo and Andean forest ecosystems improve water quality.
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How to get to Las Hermosas National Park?
This natural park covers the departments of Tolima and Valle del Cauca, to get to Las Hermosas National Natural Park you must go to Palmira, in Palmira you must take the route to Tenerife and then take the road to Cerro Pan de Azúcar, from this point you must walk to the entrance to the park.
Weather in Las Hermosas Moorland
Las Hermosas National Park is made up of moorland and Andean forest ecosystems. It is located between 1600 and 4500 meters above sea level, with temperatures ranging from 4°C in the higher zones to 24°C in the lower zones. During your trip to Las Hermosas park, we recommend wearing comfortable clothes and shoes with a good grip. At the beginning of the hike it is not necessary to wear a jacket, then, if you go to the high areas it is necessary to use clothes for cold climates, gloves and hat.
Make the tour with a guide so that the road is not so tedious and avoid getting lost inside the park, in addition, the guide will teach you about the fauna and flora of the park, which, by the way, is immense and of great variety, also show you the best places.
Ecotourism in Las Hermosas National Park
Las Hermosas National Park has around 300 lagoons, marvelous landscapes and rivers with great importance that flow into the Cauca and Magdalena Rivers. The walk through this natural treasure is very interesting because the fauna and flora of the place is very varied, if you travel to the National Park Las Hermosas can see moorland tapirs, deer and rabbits, important animals for this ecosystem. Regarding the flora in the park the most important species is the frailejón, there are hundreds of them and they constitute a very fragile but very important ecosystem.
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Las Hermosas Canyon is the most beautiful landscape that exists in the park, in this Canyon there are two rivers, in addition, it inhabits a variety of animals and plants that coexist in an ecosystem of beautiful characteristics.
And it is that as its name indicates it, Las Hermosas Natinal Park has a beauty by any place that the tourist walks, will be able to visit the moors the Barragán Star and the Rocio and to contemplate the peace, the tranquility and the wonderful of them.
The most important thing in your trip to the National Park is to enjoy nature and the landscapes and the tranquility and harmony they give to the human being. It is necessary to say that this place is a very important natural reserve and that your visit there should not affect any of the ecosystems, respect each species of flora and fauna and do not abuse any of these, do not take any plant souvenir and do not leave garbage or pollutants in the park.
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Where to eat at Las Hermosas National Park?
Within the park there are no restaurants or stores to buy food, so your travel suitcase should include hydration and some food, snacks and foods with high caloric levels because in the highland areas the temperatures are very low.
Camping at Las Hermosas National Park
Some adventurers have camped effectively inside the park, although it is an option it is recommended to plan the visit for only one day and at the end of this look for lodging in the nearby regions.
In the village of Santa Lucía you will find the Operative Headquarters of the Park, where a small group of 7 people will be able to spend the night. Please note that for this you must ask for permission a few days in advance.
