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TREKKING IN REMOTE MOUNTAINS OF SIERRA NEVADA DEL COCUY (March 2007) text
Cocuy. All windows and
doors are the same color
This town was under FARC
control just a few years before
I start my trek here. It's
easy walking and good weather
On the first day I met
Douglas and together
we climbed Pan de Azucar 5120m
Without any problems we
reached the top of Pan de Azucar
A Colombian guy took this
photo of us walking down (2 points on the left) and sent it via email
Pulpito del Diablo, a
100-meters-high rock in Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
One of the lakes
(probably Laguna Cuadrada) on the way to Laguna de la Plaza
Frailejon
is typical for
paramo. It grows just 1cm per year!
Laguna de la Plaza. I
couldn't believe I was
the only person there
I liked this place so much
that I decided to stay for a day
Laguna de la Plaza
One of the most beautiful
views I have seen
Clouds are coming.
Sometimes the lake disappeared completely
Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
I wanted to climb that
rocky mountain, the highest of Cerros de la Plaza
On the way back, I crossed
a small glacier to avoid the ridge on the left
I started sliding and
almost ended up in this hole
Huge frailejons,
the tallest must be about 200 years old!
Flora of Sierra
Nevada del Cocuy
Plants have to adapt to
very harsh weather in Sierra
Nevada del Cocuy
It was dead when I found it
Looking down the valley
where I was about to go
It was the 7th day in the
mountains and the path disappeared
Clouds are getting closer.
I
was hoping the rainy
season wouldn't start just yet
In the morning I could
marvel at the mountains around me
Walking in this kind of
terrain is difficult and requires a lot of attention
Entering Valle de
los Cojines, where it started to rain
Valley de los
Cojines. I decided to stay for one day and walk around without my bag
A crystal-clear river in
Valle de los Cojines
This moss was hard like
a stone
One of the mountains around
Valle de los Cojines
I set up my tent in mud
near Laguna Avellanal
I waited for 4 days hoping
the
rain would stop. In vain
Laguna de los Verdes. I met
local people here, first time after 9 days
On my last day I walked for
13 hours. I had to
cross
overflowing streams barefoot