The Siecha Lagoons are an ideal destination for observing the natural landscape that the high barren plain offers, the mountain formations, the lagoons, vegetation and animals offer are unique. All this is complemented by the crops landscape of the Sabana of Bogota and the memories of Muisca culture.

Lake Siecha is located at 3,590 meters above sea level and has a depth of 25 meters and an area of 7 acres.
Lake Guasca follows with 6.8 acres.
Lake Teusaca Is the smallest with 1.9 hectares.

All of which have a glacial formation that supplies the Tomine river waters in the watershed of the Magdalena.

The reservoirs of San Rafael and Tomine, both in the Sabana of Bogota, can be seen from the lakes.


How to get there:

Bogota - La Calera - Piedras Gordas Toll:
From the town of La Calera, 1 km on your way to Guasca, on the right side, is the dirt road that leads to the Piedras Gordas toll (20 km). You can leave the car at this place where you will find that National Park staff will guide you on a walk lasting approximately 6 hours.

Bogota - La Calera - Guasca:
Before reaching the town of Guasca at Km 45, there is a dirt road to the right side, with billboards displaying the path to reach the post of Siecha attention point where officials of National Parks will lead you to a 4 hour-walking tour. This route is recommended only for four-wheel drive cars.

Activities:

• Adventure Ecotourism: Mountaineering guide in the form of "walking without camping" to the lagoons
• Natural Ecotourism: observation of lakes, ponds and streams. Observation of high barren plains, flora, ducks, eagles, hummingbirds, bakers, tiles and tanagers.
• Educational Ecotourism: Field trips and environmental education for schools, colleges, universities, family and corporate groups.

Rules for entering the sector of the Siecha Lakes:

• Access for visitors: Saturday and Sunday (In and Out).
• Daily Capacity: maximum 30 people
• Check in at the posts for attention and control: 9:00 to 10:00 am
• Check out at the posts: 4:00 pm
• It Is forbidden to practice activities such as biking, motocross and horseback riding on trails, and in the general area.
• Do not wash utensils in ponds or water sources

You will enjoy yourself by contemplating the natural landscape values, especially the high barren plain, its wetlands, the mountains, lakes, flora and fauna.

How to get there:

Bogota - La Calera - Piedras Gordas Toll:

From the town of La Calera 1 km on the way to Guasca, on the right side, is the dirt road that leads to the Piedras Gordas toll (20 km). You can leave the car at this place National Parks staff will guide you on a walk lasting approximately 6 hours.


Activities:

• Adventure Ecotourism: Mountaineering guide in the form of "walking without camping" to the lagoons
• Natural Ecotourism: observation of lakes, ponds and streams. Observation of high barren plains, flora, ducks, eagles, hummingbirds, bakers, tiles and tanagers .
• Educational Ecotourism: Field trips and environmental education for schools, colleges, universities, family and corporate groups.

Rules for entering the sector of the Siecha Lakes:

• Days access for visitors: Saturday and Sunday (In and Out).
• Daily Capacity: maximum of 40 people
• Check in at the posts for attention and control: 9:00 to 10:00 am
• Check out at the posts: 4:00 pm
• It Is forbidden to practice activities of biking, motocross and horseback riding on trails, and general area.
• Do not bathe or wash utensils in ponds or water sources.

Monte Redondo is the administrative center of the Chingaza National Park, one of the areas where management activities are conducted. This strategic location connects almost every sector of the Park. It has an auditorium for 30 people.
Nearby Monte Redondo is the Chuza Dam, a place that stores 220 million cubic meters of drinking water for about 5 million inhabitants of Bogota and the surrounding areas. In this area, recreational fishing is allowed in designated sites for this purpose.

How to get there:

Bogota - La Calera

(paved road in good condition) then 1 kilometer from the municipality of La Calera by the way to Guasca; there is a road (uncovered, in fair condition) leading into the park at a distance of 47 km, passing through the toll of Piedras Gordas accessing the administrative center and the hostal Monte Redondo Suasi.

Activities:

Monte Redondo operates two systems for visitors entry:

• Same day groups visits: maximum capacity of 40 persons per day. (Only Friday, Saturday and Sunday).
• Camping Groups: A maximum capacity of 30 people per night. Only allowed one night a group every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Infrastructure:

• Camping sites with services - There are 7 individual camping sites that have white tables, stoves, dishwashers and power (all indoors), space for tents and space to park the vehicle with a capacity for 35 people in total. In the middle of the 7 camping sites there is a restroom area which has three bathrooms with sinks, showers, 4 showers with dressing rooms, electricity and hot water.
• Suasi Trail: A trail of 2.4 miles that departs from Monte Redondo, and crosses creeks, natural recovery areas, a stronghold of the upper Andean forest and wilderness areas. The maximum height is 3,200 meters above sea level. It has viewpoints of the Chuza reservoir and surrounding mountains. The crossing of these three ecosystems is ideal for environmental education work; If you are doing this type of work your hike can take between 2 and 4 hours. There is no interpreter. In this trail mammals can be seen , especially their tracks, birds, insects and amphibians. This activity is ideal for community groups, schools, colleges, universities, business groups and families.

Rules for entering the area of Monte Redondo

• Days of access for visitors entrance and camping: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
• Maximum capacity: 40 people a day.
• Camping services: Up to 35 people per night
• Check in time post Piedras Gordas, from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm
• Do not bathe or wash utensils in ponds or water sources (creek or reservoir Chuza)
• Must bring suitable camping equipment for high (tent, thermal sleeping bag with insulation, plastic protection)
• For food preparation bring dry wood stove and all necessary supplies and utensils
• Forbidden to enter the facilities of the Water Supply and Sewerage Company of Bogota
• The Siasitrail is not suitable for people with cardio-respiratory diseases or back problems.
• Fishing is only permitted from the shore

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