BOGOTÁ, HUILA, POPAYÁN, PASTO AND CALI

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1 / PKALL5002 ANDEAN CONTRASTS: BOGOTÁ, HUILA, POPAYÁN, PASTO AND CALI 14 days / 13 nights Includes 2 nights accommodation in Bogotá with daily breakfast. 3 nights accommodation in San Agustín with daily breakfast and dinner. 2 nights accommodation in San Andrés de Pisimbalá, Tierradentro with daily breakfast and dinner. 2 nights accommodation in Popayán with daily breakfast. 2 nights accomodation in Pasto with daily breakfast. 2 nights accomodation in Cali with daily breakfast. Bogotá city tour with private transportation service, professional bilingual escorting guide and entrance fee to the Gold Museum. Visit to the Archeological Park, El Tablón and the Chaquira in private service transport, professional spanish speaking escorting guide and all entries for the tours. Visit to San José de Isnos and Obando in private service transport and professional spanish speaking escorting guide. Full day in Popayán in private service transport, professional spanish speaking escorting guide, typical lunch and all entries.

2 Visit to Las Lajas Sanctuary and the Tulcán cementery in private service. Professional spanish speaking escorting guide, typical lunch and all entries. Visit to Pasto in private service transport, professional spanish speaking escorting guide, typical lunch and all entries. Visit to farms El Paraíso and Piedechinche in private service transport, professional spanish speaking escorting guide, typical lunch and all entries. Visit to Cali in private service transport, professional spanish speaking escorting guide, typical lunch and all entries. Private transfer service airport - hotel - airport in Bogotá with 1 suitcase capacity per person. Transfer airport Neiva - San Agustín / Transfer San Agustín - Tierradentro / Transfer Tierradentro - Popayán / Transfer Popayán - Pasto / Transfer Pasto - Cali / Transfer hotel in Cali - airport Alfonso Bonilla Aragón in private service with 1 suitcase capacity per person. Hotel insurance. BOGOTÁ Itinerary Visiting: Bogotá - San Agustín - Popayán - Pasto and Cali DAY 01. TRANSFER IN: EL DORADO AIRPORT - HOTEL Assistance at the International Airport El Dorado and private transfer service to the hotel that passenger choose within the city limits. Lodging. DAY 02. CITY TOUR WITHOUT MONSER- RATE. PRIVATE SERVICE (4 HOURS) Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing and walking tour at the downtown of Bogotá through its nuanced streets by fronts with republican style, Art Deco, Bauhaus and some others that have joined the Greek art and the austere architecture at the end of the nineteenth century with artistic syncretism; among these buildings you can admire the Colon theater, San Carlos Palace, House of Nariño (residence of the President of the Republic), Bolivar Square, Primary Cathedral of Bogotá, National Capitol and Lievano Palace. In the blocks of the Republic Bank you will visit the Art Museum of the Republic Bank whose showrooms are exhibited works dated between the European Renaissance and all the vanguards of the last hundred years, you also will visit the Botero Museum to admire one of the most recognized international art exhibitions. Then, ingress to the Gold Museum to visit the showrooms in which are exhibited pieces of pre Columbian goldsmith; through them are known the cosmic world of Tayrona, Muisca or Augustinian Societies among others. Note: Gold Museum is closed on Monday and Art Museum of the Republic Bank and Botero Museum are closed on Tuesday Frequency: Wednesday to Sunday. The tour begins at 09:00 hours. Free afternoon. We suggest taking the OPTION- AL VISIT TO THE SALT CATHEDRAL IN ZIPAQUIRÁ. PRIVATE SERVICE (4 HOURS)

3 Going to the north of the city, is crossed one part of the Sabana of Bogotá, where their rural and urban landscapes transmit images, sensations and smells only possible in the tropics. When you reach the town of Zipaquirá you enter to the Salt Cathedral, a catholic religious temple conditioned in the tunnels that are no longer mined. In this place, a set of figures developed with the concepts of naturalist, expressionist and conceptual art lead to the withdrawal and mystical sense of the temple. Are admirable the tunnels where is located the via crucis, a complex work of conceptual art. At the end of the tour to the cathedral, you will enjoy a panoramic tour to see the architecture that the municipality of Zipaquirá preserves both the colonial as the republican period. Frequency: Monday to Sunday. The tour begins at 14:00 hours. Lodging. DAY 03. TRANSFER OUT: HOTEL - EL DORADO AIRPORT Breakfast at the hotel. At morning private transfer from the hotel that passengers choose, within the city limits to the airport to take a flight to Neiva or Pitalito. NEIVA / PITALITO - SAN AGUSTÍN TRANSFER IN: AIRPORT - SAN AGUSTÍN Assistance at the airport and private transfer from San Agustín to the chosen hotel within the city limits. Lodging. DAY 04. SAN AGUSTÍN: ARCHEOLOGICAL PARK, EL TABLÓN AND LA CHAQUIRA Breakfast at the hotel. Visit to the Archaeological Park in San Agustin. The tour through the Park includes the funeral complexes of the Mesita A, B, C and D; the Ceremonial Lavapatas fountain, which is considered to be one of the most mysterious places of the area, there a set of figures of lizards, snakes and human faces carved on the riverbed, recall the water cult ceremonies. In the Forest of Statues, more than thirty sculptures represent aspects of the life and activities of daily live. In the archaeological museum, vessels, instruments in stone and small sculptures, narrate the life of an ancient people. Return to the hotel. Lunch at the expense of passengers. Horseback riding that will take you to the Tablón and Chaquira. During the tour, you will enjoy the Andean landscape. On the Tablón, you can find monumental sculptures which remind costumes and ornaments. In Chaquira, three human figures carved in the rock are part of what was an astronomical observatory. Dinner at the hotel. Lodging. DAY 05. SAN AGUSTÍN: SAN JOSÉ DE ISNOS AND OBANDO Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the Archaeological Park Alto de los Idolos where you can find monumental sarcophagus in stone. The trip continues to the Park Alto de las Piedras, place which stands several sculptures and, among these, a character mask of cat form. After visiting these parks returned to San. Augustine to depart to Obando; in this place you can find a Park Museum consisting of a set of tombs and an enclosed space exhibiting ceramic vessels, slices of hard stone and hand and stones for grinding. Return to the hotel in San Augustine, stop in the area known as the Strait of Magdalena ; in this place a channel formed by stone of 1.70 meters wide and, through this, the Magdalena river pass; the descent and the landscape towards the Straits are especially in the afternoon a natural spectacle of color and sound. Lunch at the expense of passengers. Dinner at the hotel. Lodging. DAY 06. SAN AGUSTÍN - TIERRADENTRO Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Tierradentro. During the trip of approximately 6 hours you can enjoy landscapes formed by small valleys, small villages nestled in mountains and streams river channels; the trip is a unique experience for the senses. The journey ends when you reach

4 the hamlet of San Andrés de Pisimbalá. Lunch (not included). Dinner at the hotel. Lodging. DAY 07. TIERRADENTRO, CAUCA Breakfast at the hotel. Walking tours through the areas of the Park visiting: the Alto de Segovia, place where the largest hypogea; the Alto del Aguacate, the decoration of the hypogea consists of sculptures and paintings. On the Tablón you can find sculptures with a natural style. The Archaeological Museum presents the vestiges of the human groups who lived in the territory for more than thousand 1000 years. The ethnographic museum show objects and other items related to the pieces, an indigenous group currently inhabiting in Tierradentro. Lunch at the expense of passengers. Dinner at the hotel. Lodging. DAY 08. TIERRADENTRO - POPAYÁN Breakfast at the hotel. Lunch at the expense of passengers. Private transfer service from Tierradentro to Popayán, both destinations in the Cauca Department. Dinner not included. Lodging. DAY 09. POPAYÁN: FULL DAY (7 HOURS) Breakfast at the hotel. The tour begins through the heart of the White City: the Caldas Park, old market square where, currently, is surrounded by the most important public buildings such as City Hall, the Governor's Office, Banco Agrario de Colombia and the beautiful Cathedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción and the clock tower; These two are very important places of Congregation of parishioners payaneses. Later, we will visit the Puente del Humilladero, the Morro de Tulcan, Santo Domingo Church, Church of San Francisco, Pantheon of the heroes, the Museum of religious art, visit the Mosquera House Museum, Museo Casa Valencia and the Museum of Natural history. Typical lunch in the historical center of the city. Dinner (not included). Lodging. DAY 10. POPAYÁN - PASTO Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer in private service to Pasto at the Nariño Department, boarded place with Ecuador. Lodging. DAY 11. THE LAJAS SANCTUARY AND THE TULCÁN CEMENTERY (10 HOURS) Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Ipiales, in whose path you can see the beautiful typical landscape of the Nariño. Andean zone, 7 km. from Ipiales is the sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de Las Lajas ; It has a height of m.a.s.l., built between 1916 and 1949 with a neo-gothic style. Its beauty highlights stand before entering: the bridge connecting one side to the other of the Guáitara River Canyon is the Atrium; on the facade are three towers decorated with lumps and fronds, windows with rosettes, bows and buttresses with its pinnacles, typical Gothic style: all an architectural jewel of our country. Typical lunch at Ipiales. Visit the capital of province of Ecuador, the Tulcan city, just behind the Colombian Cumbal volcano. As border city, its main activity is Commerce and shopping tourism; but not only can take advantage of getting souvenirs, also beautiful places of the city can be appreciated, one of them is the art of pruning cypress trees of the Tulcan cemetery that occupy almost the 8 hectares of the cemetery with two areas called Park of Los Recuerdos" and "Altar of God": these represent the Greek culture, Roman, Inca, Aztec and Egyptian. Dinner (not included). Lodging. DAY 12: PASTO: CITY TOUR. TRANSFER PASTO - CALI Breakfast at the hotel. Tour through the main places of interest in Pasto. Visit the temples of Cristo Rey, San Juan Bautista, the Cathedral and the Church of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes. Visit to museums House of Taminango and craft centers. San Juan de Pasto is recognized as the "surprise city of Colombia" is famous for its stunning religious architecture of

5 colonial and Republican period. Pasto, cradle of important artists and craftsmen, whose works are performed in techniques, unique in the world, as the enchape en tamo (typical handcrafts) and the barniz of Pasto, its origin, is from the indigenous culture of the region. Lunch (not included) Transfer by private service from Popayán to Cali. Dinner (not included). Lodging. DAY 13. CALI: THE PARADISE AND PIEDE- CHINCHE FARMS. PRIVATE SERVICE ( CAÑA DE AZÚCAR MUSEUM) (8 HOURS) Breakfast at the hotel. Going north to Cali, Valle Del Cauca, admire its agricultural and rural areas. Arrival at the El Paraíso Farm, where you can breathe the scent of the roses, emblem of the love of Efraín and María, the protagonists of the work literature of Jorge Isaacs: "La María". Typical lunch of the region. Visit to the Museum Caña de Azúcar which is located in the Piedechinche Farm; This has an architecture dating from the 18th century, which represents in a didactic way different aspects of natural history and handcraft and agro-industrial exploitation of sugar cane. Pleasant through the museum, its beautiful gardens and different sugar mills from the most rudimentary to the mechanical models used even by the small panela industry. Dinner (not included). Lodging. Rio monument. Lunch (not included). Private transfer from the hotel passenger choose within the city limits to the airport to take flight heading to the next destination. END OF SERVICE The price does not include Air tickets. Personal expenses. Meals not specified in the program. Services not specified in the program. 16% hotel tax over rate accommodation (exemption applies for foreign passengers who enter the country as tourists). DAY 14. CALI: CITY TOUR / TRANSFER OUT: TRANSFER HOTEL - ALFONSO BONILLA ARAGÓN Breakfast at the hotel. The tour begins with a panoramic tour of the city center in the Plaza de Caicedo, Metropolitan Cathedral of San Pedro Apóstol, San Francisco church, La Merced Church, San Antonio, Mirador de Sebastián de Belalcázar and monument to Cristo Rey. Then, going to the South, you can observe the sport places of the Volleyball Coliseum J. J. Clark, Plaza de Toros, residential and University areas, in the North the recognized Sixth Avenue, the Granada neighborhood and the Gato del Bogotá

6 Bogotá - Museo Nacional San Agustín Bogotá - Museo del Oro Visiting: Bogotá - San Agustín - Popayán - Pasto - Cali Panamá Pacific Ocean Cali Popayán Ecuador Caribbean Sea Bogotá San Agustín Pasto Perú Venezuela Brasil