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Los Farallones
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Cuchillas de Sutatausa
Sunset looking for new routes
Photo: Miguel Angel García |
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Sutatausa's headland
is located in the northeast of Cundinamarca's region,
88km. from Bogotá, at 2.550m with a dry weather
around 12 and 18 ºC. These cliffs have a great
potential for the development of sports and classic
climbing and also for bouldering. There is also the
possibility to practice other outdoor sports like mountain
biking and trekking through different routes and paths.
At the moment there are a few totally equipped routes
and some projects that are being developed. |
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Viviana Gómez
"El Hueco" V4 |
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Gabriel Rubiano
"El Negocio" 12b ?? |
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How to get there: |
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By
car:
From Bogotá (about 1 hour), going by the
“autopista norte”, and deviating on
the Parque Jaime Duque (Briceño) taking
the route to Ubaté. Before getting to Sutatausa's
town you start watching the first cliffs on the
right hand side, there you take the first deviation
which is an unpaved road, and after 8 mins. you
get to the shop “Don Carlos”. There
you can leave your car, buy what you need from
Don Carlos shop and if you are planning to camp
there you can ask him to recommend you the best
place to do so.
By Bus:
You take the bus that goes to Ubaté in
the Portal Norte of the Transmilenium bus system.
It costs around U$2. Remember to get of before
arriving to Sutatausa's town; take the unpaved
road and walk for about 25 min. until getting
to the “Don Carlos” shop. Or, when
you get to Sutatausa you ask how to go to the
Cliffs (known there as Cuchillas), because there
is another acces from the town.
To get to the rocks, you
walk along the colonial way until getting to the
base of the first climbing routes (in 25 to 30
mins). This zone is called “Zona del Rey
León” (Lion's King Zone) and there
you'll find a few routes. On the way you find
some boulders.
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More info. Please contact: |
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Miguel Angel García Tel:
+(57)3118709992 - +(57-1) 520 6017 |
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Curious information: |
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On
these cliffs, in 1541, took place one of the most
tragic and sad episodes in colonial times; the
suicide of more than five thousand indigenous
from the groups: Tausa, Sutas and Cucunubaes,
that were prosecuted by the Spanish and preferred
to be immolated, throwing themselves from the
top of the crag, rather than being slaves. |
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