A badly eroded area crossed by dry canyons carved by violent floods that temporarily formed in the winter. This extraordinary desert and fossiliferous deposit area has a total area of ​​330 square kilometers.

This silent fantastic looking semi-arid region is inhabited by some families grazing goats and cattle and moyas obtain water from digging in the earth. The temperature is high during the day and at night benign. The rainy season corresponds to the months of April, May, October and November and the dry season is concentrated in the months of July, August and September. Along with St. Augustine and Tierradentro Tatacoa is one of the most popular tourist destinations of Huila.

As species are rattlesnakes, arachnids (spiders and scorpions), eagles, lizards and weasels. In times past were ocelots. The fossils of mollusks, turtles, rodents, armadillos and giant sloths found by scientists have led to the proposal that originally should have Tatacoa exuberant flora diversified plant species and tree strata. Many of these fossils can be seen in the Archaeological Museum works in the chapel of Santa Barbara in Villavieja.

City ipiales

Ipiales City is located south east of the department of Nariño, on the boundaries with the Republic of Ecuador, at an altitude of 2,900 meters above sea level and an average temperature of 12 ° C. The main economic activity of Ipiales lies in agriculture, as well as border trade using its border with Ecuador, also plays an important role tourism.  For the large trade with Ecuador, is considered the second Ipiales land port of Colombia. Ipiales is known as The City of Green clouds, a name derived from the peculiar color of clouds at sunset.  The main attraction is the Ipiales what Lajas Sanctuary, beautiful architectural jewel of the eighteenth century, with several subsequent renovations, neo-Gothic style, built in the canyon of the river Guaitara, rising over the abyss impressive feature that makes it unique in its kind in the world.

Ipiales 15 kilometer is the Nevado volcano Cumbal, 4,764 meters, which can be clearly seen from Ipiales and from the city of Tulcán in Ecuador, this volcano does not record any activity since 1930.

It is a wonderful place in the city of Bogota

Crowning the top of the hill is stunning Monserrate Sanctuary, devotional prayer and pilgrimage site whose tradition dates back to colonial times. The current building, opened in 1920 and underwent several renovations, stands on sections of building and land previously occupied by a chapel, a monastery of Carthusian and several religious buildings. 

The current configuration of the temple is of minor basilica and its main altar lies the Fallen Lord of Monserrate, elaborate carving of the seventeenth century by Pedro de Lugo and Albarracin. The location of the sanctuary, at 3,200 meters above sea level, you can admire a splendid panorama of the city. Mechanical accesses are performed by air, railway, or .funicular land amid mature eucalyptus forests. walking.