Guatapé Tour





Surprise yourself! with this spectacular landscape of mountains and water just 69 km from Medellin, this beautiful landscape is called by the Paisas "internal sea of Antioquia" this natural scenery created by Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM) in 1970,  The project consisted of flooding 2.262 hectares of firm land, to develop this was necessary to move the town, this change produced change in social and economic aspects giving new opportunities in tourism and leaving the agriculture in a second plane.



                                                                             




Today tourism plays an important role in this region  because these habitants was move to generate income in the agricultural and livestock sector to the tourism sector, hotel services, restaurants and tourism has changed the lives of these people, increasing their purchasing power and quality of life.


ZOCALOS

The Zocalos are one of the most representative cultural elements of this region, the first Zocales were made in the early years of the twentieth century to decorate the facades of the houses, people today have continued to decorate their homes with this method referring to their culture and history. One of the most representative was the memory lane.

















































THE DAM

To create this great dam of 2,262 hectares was necessary to mobilize the population to a new header town, leaving under water the old town which was the urban center of more than 200 years, the old site is called Viejo Peñol, if you traveling by boat  you can  can see the dome of the church. This dam is ideal for water sports






THE MONOLIT

It is a monolith 220 of meters with more than 65 million years. Located in Guatapé, the monolit is composed of quartz, feldspar and mica, was first climbed by Luis Eduardo Villegas in 1954, now you can climb  by a staircase of 639 steps. On top of this gigantic rock you can appreciate the magnitude of water wealth



OLD PEÑOL

In commemoration of the city was submerged under water, they built a replica of the old village chapel, hall and other buildings that existed there before creating the dam.






 What this tour includs?

  • Transport
  • Typical snacks in marinilla ( empanada, pasteles, fruits, juice and mansanilla tea)
  • Visit the Peñol (Being one of the biggest monolites of the world
  • Continue our journey to the enchanting town of Guatape for a typical lunch
  • Boat trip  
  • All day tour


Duration: 10 hours
What to bring: Comfortable shoes, sunglasses and camera