Cocuy National Park

Cocuy National Park is located in the Andino region of Colombia.

Cocuy National Park Halal Travel Guide

The park is on the border of the Boyacá (department) | Boyacá and Arauca departments. The two main town to access the park are El Cocuy and Güicán.

Landscape===

The Sierra is in the eastern part of the park and is the main tourism attraction. It is a mountain range stretching north to south that contains several snow covered peaks. The western part of the park is low lands tropical forest all the way to the Llanos region and is off limit to tourism because of absence of tracks and guerrilla presence.

Flora

Frailejones, typical of paramo landscapes. Cojines, swamp bushes endemic to the park.

Fauna

Bears, deer (south part of the park), pumas, condors (north of the park) and rabbits.

How is the Climate in Cocuy National Park

The weather is rainy and cloudy most of the year. Temperature does not vary a lot during the course of a year. The best chance for dry, sunny weather is between December and mid-March.

Above 4,000 meters and there may be snow anytime.

How to travel to Cocuy National Park

• From the South: Five direct buses leave from Bogotá daily (COP$45,000, 12 hours). The route goes through Tunja (COP$25,000, 9hr) and Duitama.
• From the North: Coming from Cucuta or Bucaramanga is more complicated and will require changing buses in Capitanejo.

Fees and permits for Cocuy National Park

You need to register with the park offices either in El Cocuy or in Güicán. Entrance fees are:

• COP$71,000 for Foreign Muslims,
• COP$29,500 for residents of the Comunidad Andina de Naciones, aged over 25 years
• COP$14,500 for residents of the Comunidad Andina de Naciones, aged 5 to 25 years

If you go in the park without a guide, you'll have to tell the rangers how long you plan to be in the park. Make sure to check in with the office again once you've exited the park safely, otherwise rescue teams will be launched to look for you.

Concerns by the U’Wa indigenous community, who consider the park sacred, led to the closure of the NP in February 2016. It was reopened in April 2017, however with the following restrictions in effect:

• Admittance to the park limited to the time between 05:00 and 09:00, exit is between 13:00 and 18:00
• All visitors must attend a 10-minutes induction speech
• Visitors must keep to three available routes (see folder/trail_map_1.png printed map or erra-nevada-cocuy.htm interactive map, total length: 25 kilometers):
• Ritacuba trail to the snow line of Ritacuba Blanco
• Laguna Grande trail to one of the park’s most impressive lakes
• Pulpito del Diable trail to the snow-line of the Pulpito del Diablo peak
• No admittance beyond snow lines
• No overnight stays

Get Around

The cheapest option to reach the park is the milk truck or lechero (COP$10,000). It leaves Güicán at 05:30 everyday, reaches El Cocuy around 06:00 and then goes up towards the Sierra to collect milk before going back to Güicán. It can drop you at various location close to the cabanas. If you miss the milk truck or want to go later, you can hire someone to drive you in a private car, but thit is a much more expensive option (COP$90,000).

What to See

• Peaks: Ritacubas, Pan de Azucar, El Castillo and Pulpito del Diablo.
• Lagunas: Los Verdes, Laguna Grande de la Sierra, La Isla, La Plaza y El Avellanal

Halal Restaurants

Please be informed that on some destination such as Cocuy National Park we had no local Muslim/a that has researched some of the area. If you are a Muslim/a and have been to Cocuy National Park or would like to maintain the eHalal Guide to Cocuy National Park, please contact us at guides@ehalal.io or email us your updates.

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

El Cocuy

• Hotel Casa Muñoz Carrera 5 No 7-28 On the main square ☎ +57 8-789-0328, +57 8-789-0028, +57 313 829-1073,+57 313 332-1980 Opening Hours: | price
• Hotel Villa Real | Calle 7 No 4-50 ☎ +57 8-789-0038, +57 311-475-6495,+57 311-810-2808 Single with shared bath COP$12,000 Family-run hostel close to the main square that offers dark rooms with hard beds and TV.

Güicán

• Cabaña Hotel El Edén | Transversal 2 No 9-58 Urbanización Villa Nevada 10 min walk from the center ☎ +57 8 7897093, +57 3118088334, +57 3144153019 Single with bath COP$15,000 Very clean rooms with wooden ceilings and private bathrooms. Duplex rooms on the 1st floor that sleep up to 5 persons with nice views of the valley. Very friendly owners.

• Hotel El Frailejón | Carrera 4 No 3–34 On the main square ☎ +57 312-586-0619 - Cheapest option in town.

Park

• Hacienda La Esperanza
• Cabañas Kanwarra
• Posada Sierra Nevada Double beds COP$30,000
• Herrera - ☎ +57-311-214-9255 - Campground with toilets and showers.

• Cabana Laguna Pintada | Single COP$35,000

Cope in Cocuy National Park

El Cocuy

• Internet - Elpino.com | Carrera 3 No 8-53 In front of the townhall Opening Hours: Until 20:00
• ATM - Banco Agraria de Colombia | Corner of calle 8 and carrera 4 - Only ATM in town.

• Park office | Calle 8a No 4-74

Güicán

• Internet - net | Follow the road from the lower corner opposite the church of the main plaza Opening from Monday to Saturday 09:00-12:00, 14:00-20:00; Sunday 14:00-20:00

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