Attractions and Places To See in Risaralda - Top 20

The waterfall is located specifically in the La Suiza region, it is a route of approximately 18 kilometers from the urban area of Pereira. If coming by public transport, you can take the local transport chiva in front of the Victoria Shopping Center (on Calle 17). The company responsible for the service is Transportes La Florida. The established departure times are: From Monday to Friday: Single departure at 9:00 a.m. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays: Departure at 7:00 a.m. This transport will leave us on the main local road and from the drop-off point, a short walk of 500 meters must be made to reach the control house (Finca Buenos Aires). As an alternative to the chiva, there is the urban bus that departs with an average frequency of one hour, also from the stops located in front of the Victoria Shopping Center (Calle 17). It should be noted that this route has the La Florida region as its final destination. From there, you will have to walk approximately 6 kilometers on an unpaved road to reach the meeting point. Due to the distance, most independent hikers opt for this alternative only on the way back, descending on foot after finishing the tour to connect with the frequent buses to Pereira. If you have your own vehicle, car or motorcycle, you should be aware that the stretch connecting La Florida with the control post is an unpaved road, but it is possible to park the vehicle safely there. The tour is guided and to enter, you must make a reservation about three days in advance. The company responsible is known as Yarumo Blanco, the cost of the tour is approximately $50,000 pesos and includes lunch upon return. It is a circuit of approximately 3.4 kilometers in distance and is completed in about 3 hours of walking with breaks. Along the trail, you walk through Andean cloud forests, and if we are lucky, we may spot howler monkeys, Andean Pavas, spectacled bears, etc. At the end of the hike, our reward is the imposing Los Frailes waterfall with a 70-meter drop. It is of utmost importance to mention that scheduled group excursions operate only on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. If the activity needs to be carried out on a different weekday, it will be structured as a personalized private tour, which involves a variation in the base rate.

MTB section, Peralonso is the only district of the municipality of Santuario, approximately 100 whitewashed houses on the narrow ridge of a mountain range, in the middle of coffee plantations and a landscape with a lot of green, along this road we can find mountainous terrain, of the central and western Andes mountain range, it was founded in 1907 by Mr. Fernando A. Pérez, in its beginnings it was called La Fonda, this road was of great importance, since it connected Santuario with Portobelo, a port on the Cauca River. About the route it has a good ascent, on this occasion it went up the Alto del Cielo and in a hamlet called La Quiebra take the road to the right from there everything was downhill, on the left side you can see the municipality of Santuario finally you come out in front of a fishing site called Possopolis in what is called La Bretaña

During the nineties of the twentieth century, a peasant leader from Filandia named FLAMINIO MARÍA PARRA GALINDO, a resident of the village "La Palmera", began to develop a dream of creating a tourist viewpoint on the hill known as "El bizco" with a great panoramic view, and from this idea the MIRADOR COLINA ILUMINADA arose, although he was not able to see his dream come true, this construction is a tribute to his memory.

The San José Monastery in Santa Rosa de Cabal was created on June 10, 2011. It is a place surrounded by nature on top of the mountain. It is a place of prayer where retreats, meetings and reflections are held. To enter the monastery, the days allowed are the 19th of each month, which is the day of San José, or also on Sundays, but you must go early since it seems that there is a limit on the number of people allowed to enter. It has a chapel and other spaces for reflection. It is a highly recommended place to visit.

Section for MTB, it is a meeting point for two routes, one comes from Estanquillo and the other from Guadualito, and from there it goes to Altagracia

La Celia is a Colombian municipality located in the department of Risaralda. It is located 64 kilometers northwest of Pereira, the capital of the department. In homage to a well-known merchant and leader named Celia, in 1915 the township of Barcelona changed its name to La Celia, which in 1959 was recognized as a municipality. Some places of interest are: The temple of Our Lady of Carmen, La Laguna, the jets, the monkey corridor, etc. In addition to its municipal seat, Celia has a populated center under its jurisdiction: Patio Bonito. The history of this municipality was not always calm, years ago it was considered a quite dangerous town, its violence rates exceeded that of other nearby municipalities and people were warned not to travel to it. One of the factors that caused La Celia to be violent at that time was a bipartisan war between several families in the town at the end of the 80s, which culminated in the total extermination of these families and the constant presence of groups outside the law. . In past years, the FARC guerrillas had runners along several paths in the municipality, until the paramilitaries arrived in the area and gradually expelled them from La Celia. Only after the demobilization with the government of Álvaro Uribe Vélez did the paramilitaries not return to the town. Today it is a very quiet and pleasant town to visit, especially its plaza with several booths where you can taste the region's coffee, or spend a relaxing afternoon. The road that goes from Balboa, although it already has parts with new roads, is not yet there. It is good in its entirety and you should be careful when descending because it has some very dangerous gaps.

detoured for MTB, approximately 2.46 km with very pleasant views and a route to enjoy by bike, it is a shortcut to go out to Morelia along an old train track

Uncovered road segment for MTB or walking, with a very good unevenness and degree of difficulty. It starts on the road to Samaria and connects with the Pájaro road, or mainly with San Ramón