Simijacá: Discover Nature and Culture

When looking for a hotel in Simijacá, it’s worth exploring the municipality’s landscape and cultural highlights. Waterfalls and waterways sit alongside legends, past Indigenous rituals, and religious symbols. You can plan your trip around the themes that interest you: natural features, traditional stories, or community and religious connections.

Nature and water in the municipality

Chorro de San Juanito is a waterfall in the Cristales sector that plunges down from Cerro de la Cruz. At Cueva Negra, the location and water features take center stage: it lies between the Aposentos and Don Lope rural districts. There, a stream plunges more than 40 meters; another stream also forms natural slides suitable for recreation. The waterfall and the slides are two distinct features of this place.

Small erosion channels and waterways can be seen at Cerro de Carguata in the Salitre rural district. Erosion channels are grooves in the terrain formed by erosion. Together with the waterways, they draw attention to landforms rather than a single waterfall. This landscape highlight complements the water features at Chorro de San Juanito and Cueva Negra.

Traditions and community connections

Laguna del Colorado, also known as Laguna Encantada, lies near Las Lajas. Legends about golden ducks and chickens, as well as past Indigenous rituals, are associated with it. The animal motifs are part of local tradition, while the rituals mark a historical cultural connection. Laguna Encantada is another name for Laguna del Colorado, not a second lagoon.

The Stations of the Cross and a summit cross are located at Alto de la Cruz. The religious connection is reflected in these two specific features. Another story about the community is associated with Agustín Parra, who donated his property to support the community’s education. This donation is a distinct historical connection, alongside the religious symbols at Alto de la Cruz and the stories about the lagoon.

At the 2024 Festival de la Mazorca, the Juegos Autóctonos Campesinos included potato-cutting and wood-cutting competitions, as well as other rural games. The two named competitions focus on different materials; together with the other games, they offer a sense of the range of activities at the 2024 festival.

Getting around and planning your trip

Buses, minibuses, and taxis run daily from the municipal seat of Simijacá for intermunicipal travel. If you plan to use this form of transport, check current routes and schedules in advance. The municipality’s natural and cultural highlights offer different points of reference when choosing a hotel and planning your trip: water features, traditional stories, religious symbols, or community connections.

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