Attractions and Places To See in Balboa - Top 12

Trail for MTB, distance of 8.98 kms, to get there, you deviate from the main road through a canebrake until you reach the Cañaveral river, here begins the most interesting part, to continue you have to cross the river, it is not very deep, but it requires care, on the other side we find a path somewhat hidden among the bushes, and following it will lead us to the road to the Esparta village. the landscapes here are spectacular, just for that it is worth coming to do this route.

This 4.3 km MTB section has an average gradient of 13%. The trail is in very good condition and has beautiful views of the Mapa River and its surroundings. At the end, there are four difficult climbs with gradients exceeding 25%. The advantage is that several sections are paved. If you ask me, I'd say the other man-eater called Cocohondo is much tougher, steeper, more technical, and longer.

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

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.

The initial route is following the river, but as it progresses there is a strong ascent with a good slope leaving the totui canyon, later there is a detour to go down to Peralonso

The initial route is following the river, but as it progresses there is a strong ascent with a good slope leaving the totui canyon, later on there is a detour to go down to Peralonso