Chicamocha National Park 3.34

Chicamocha National Park, also known as Panachi, is a Colombian national level natural park along the Chicamocha Canyon located 50 km from the city of Bucaramanga, Santander. The site is a tourist attraction due to is spectacular landscape and the variety of outdoor activities that it offers such as paragliding, spelunking, bushwalking, camping, fishing, kayaking, rafting, mountain climbing, etc. The park is located on the highway between Bucaramanga and San Gil, 54 Kilometers from Santander's largest and capital city Bucaramanga.Aerial tramwayThe park features an aerial tramway that crosses the Chicamocha Canyon, in addition, there are parking spaces, viewing decks, and plenty of trails. Cultural activities include the Museo Guane, Plaza de las Costumbres and the Salón de Exposiciones, skating rink, karts circuit, ostriches, goats, a monument named monument to Santanderean culture, a 360 degree viewing deck located at the highest point of the canyonThe tram allows tourists to see the canyon in all its splendor. The park is a common destination because besides its natural features the park is geared towards a more family experience by including an area with constructions typical of the Santander department, a field for practicing paragliding and the practicing of Kayaking and rafting is also allowed.