Monte Verde Cabañas y Camping

Wanting to explore more of the surroundings? Head to the town of Arcabuco and pick up some of the handmade cheeses sold here before munching on them during a wild walk in the surrounding valley beside a river and through oak forests (25 minutes’ drive). Or go to Gachantiva instead, another sweet settlement in the region, to laze beside the pretty Las Coloradas lagoon. Journey on towards Villa de Leyva, a colonial town considered one of the most well-preserved in Colombia, about 55 minutes from the site for people watching in the huge cobbled square, trying traditional arepas in hole-in-the-wall restaurants and taking snapshots of the bright orange Casa Terracota house. Another colonial town worth a mention is Raquira, an hour and a half from the park, if you’re keen on shopping for artisan-made goods like traditional northern Andean pottery and hand-woven items.