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                       The Indian´s 
                          Rocks 
                          San Rafael Reservoir, La Calera (Cundinamarca)  | 
                     
                    
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                      This headland of 
                          very compact sandstone, offers routes from 5.7 to 5.13 
                          US (5 to 7c+ French), with an approximate height of 
                          20 to 30m and a great variety of boulders. 
                           
                          The Indian's Rocks are called this way because of the 
                          Indian village that used to live there. They offer a 
                          very demanding and technical climbing to their visitors 
                          and a spectacular view over the Lake San Rafael. At 
                          the moment this climbing area has 23 routes, mostly 
                          sport climbs and some mixed and classic climbs. 
                           
                          It is recommended to respect nature and the animals 
                          of the place, do not throw rubbish, use the established 
                          paths as well as the ethic for new routes. This area 
                          is part of San Rafael's Lake which is considered a Nature 
                          and Forest Reserve.  | 
                     
                     
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 Climate: 13 °C. 
                                 
                                16 km from Bogotá 
                                 
                                Public Transport companies: Transportes Teusaca, 
                                transportadora El Triunfo, Tax Calera Ltda., White 
                                Taxis. 
                              Actually there have been some 
                                problems with thieves on the area. 
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                            "La Galleta 
                                de laNena", 5.10b  | 
                           
                           
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                                By bus: 
                                  Take a truck in Calle 72 con Cra 13 to La Calera 
                                  town, in 35mins you will be there and you can 
                                  get off after crossing the river over a bridge, 
                                  which is only one block from the central park 
                                  and next to the minibus (colectivo) stop. 
                                   
                                  In La Calera town you can buy all the food and 
                                  beverages you need because you may not find 
                                  any afterwards. From there you take the way 
                                  that leads you the “Voladero de parapente 
                                  los Trinos”; you pass by a shop called 
                                  “Pony Express” where they offer 
                                  food and drinks service, parking places, horse 
                                  riding and they can give you information of 
                                  how to get to the rocks. 
                                   
                                  You keep walking on the unpaved road and you 
                                  go right in “Rancho Trejos” and 
                                  when you get to the Y crossing you will see 
                                  a cairn announcing the Royal Road that leads 
                                  to Bogotá and Guasca. 20 meters down 
                                  this cairn there is an unpaved road with a big 
                                  barbed wire fence that leads you to the main 
                                  road of San Rafael´s reservoir. (This 
                                  walk can de avoided by taking a Tax Calera Ltda. 
                                  taxi or a White Taxi located near the Terpel 
                                  petrol station, on the main road; and you ask 
                                  the driver to take the way to the “Trinos” 
                                  without passing the place called Camino al Meta) 
                                   
                                  From there you go on the unpaved road and when 
                                  you get to the main road you go right for about 
                                  15 minutes, you pass next to a rock that says 
                                  “oro aquí” (here gold) and 
                                  then the entrance of a big house called “La 
                                  Hacienda el Carmen” which is on the lefthand 
                                  side. From this point the reference is a dead 
                                  tree of the house, from where you will go right 
                                  to a path that takes you to the rocks in 10 
                                  mins. You will see a stream on the left. 
                                 
                                By car: 
                                  You take the way to La Calera on the Cra. 7 
                                  and Calle 85, when you arrive to the town you 
                                  ask for the place called “Pony Express”; 
                                  there you leave your car and you start walking 
                                  following the indications of how to get there 
                                  by bus. 
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                            Zona 
                                La Lechuza  | 
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                              La 
                                Gran Placa  | 
                           
                           
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                            We 
                                recomend you to take food and beverages, although 
                                there are 2 places where you can get water, it 
                                depends on the season. 
                                Climbing gear: at least 10 quickdraws, stoppers, 
                                small and medium size friends, if what you like 
                                is classic or mixed climbing routes.  
                                A crash pad for bouldering.  | 
                           
                           
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                              More info. 
                                Please contact: 
                                
                              JUAN FERNANDO GARZON 
                                Mobile Phone: 311 580 87 06 
                                Phone number in La Calera: 8601992 
                                Email: empotrando@yahoo.com 
                               
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                            "Power 
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