LocationPROAVES Reserve
Colibrí del Sol
Páramo del Sol, a natural treasure in the mountains of Urrao
This conservation area, established by the ProAves Foundation, was created to protect the habitat of the Dusky Starfrontlet (Coeligena orina) and to preserve a fragment of one of Colombia’s best-preserved páramo ecosystems.
During an expedition conducted by the ProAves Foundation in 2004 to Páramo del Sol, Coeligena orina, an Endangered (EN) species that had not been recorded for over 50 years, was rediscovered. Thanks to this rediscovery, the Natural Reserve was established as a conservation refuge for a great variety of endemic species.
Ecosystem:
Mixed forest with high epiphytism, High Andean forest, Páramo
Climate:
Very cold super humid
Altitudinal Range:
From 2,700 to 3,600 meters above sea level.
Activities:
Visit the páramo area
Contemplate the natural wealth
Walk through the 7 Cueros forest
Go high-mountain trekking
Wildlife photography
Contemplate the Grallarias
Enjoying hummingbirds at the Reserve’s feeder area
Location:
The Natural Reserve is located in the El Chuscal village of the Urrao municipality, on the highest western slopes of the Pacific-facing side of the Western Cordillera, in the department of Antioquia.
How to get there?
Public Transportation:
Take a bus from Rápido Ochoa or SOTRAUR at Medellín’s South Terminal to the municipality of Urrao.
From Urrao’s main square, take transportation to the El Chuscal village. Options include taxi, jeep, or chiva (which departs at 5:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon).
In El Chuscal, take the mule trail either on foot or by horseback (prior coordination with a service provider is required). The trail is 5 km long and takes approximately 3 hours.
From Urrao’s main square, take transportation to the El Chuscal village. Options include taxi, jeep, or chiva (which departs at 5:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon).
In El Chuscal, take the mule trail either on foot or by horseback (prior coordination with a service provider is required). The trail is 5 km long and takes approximately 3 hours.
Private Transportation:
Any vehicle can reach the El Chuscal village in Urrao. Cars can be parked at a location known as La Terminal.
From there, visitors must take the mule trail (on foot or by horseback, with prior coordination) for 5 km, approximately a 3-hour journey.
All visitors or groups must request the accompaniment of a local guide who meets the regulations required for this activity in the municipality
From there, visitors must take the mule trail (on foot or by horseback, with prior coordination) for 5 km, approximately a 3-hour journey.
All visitors or groups must request the accompaniment of a local guide who meets the regulations required for this activity in the municipality
Route:
Medellín – Itagüí – La Estrella – Caldas – Amagá – Bolombolo – Concordia – Betulia – Urrao.
