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This place is terrible. Bad parking lot, super busy for some reason, none of the water works. I recommend stopping in flagstaff.

I couldn’t find any up-to-date info on this volcano or national park online, so I ended up doing a lot of research and messaging people.

The volcano hike hasn’t been open for a couple of years. The park is run by the indigenous community, so the Colombia government website for the park has it marked as ‘closed’… but it’s not closed entirely.

As of last week, access to the park has been restricted to only Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. No entry Monday-Friday. Dogs are allowed in the park, but must remain in your vehicle.

Here is a number to message Purace Administration on WhatsApp for up-to-date info on closures and available hikes. I’ll copy and paste some in Spanish below, and hopefully it helps others. +573188215460

As of now, La Ruta del Mansajero del Sol is the only thing that’s really open. It’s a drive through the park, stopping at various points and walking for a bit, then returning to the vehicle. You need a guide. You can take your own vehicle, but a guide on a motorcycle will be assigned to you.

Messages below:

Por el momento La Ruta Montaña de Fuego (ascensos al Volcán Puracé), Cadena Volcánica y Corazón de Azufre no estan habilitadas debido a la actividad del Volcán Puracé (alerta amarilla). Se debe esperar unos meses para evaluar una posible apertura de las Rutas.

*La Ruta Mensajero del Sol - Andulbio*
Consiste en visitar varios sitios turísticos:

• Piedra del Cóndor: Hábitat Natural del Condor de los Andes (Atractivo Principal)
• Observación del Valle de los Frailejones.
• Mirador Laguna de Andulbio.
• Mirador Cascada Rio Bedón.
• Bebedero de las Dantas.
• Termales de San Juan (No son de baño)

*Exigencia: Baja*

*Inicio*: 9:00am
*Finalización*: 4:00pm promedio

Para hacer el recorrido es necesario contar con un vehículo (moto/carro alto o medio ) se hacen paradas sobre la via, se deja el vehículo parqueado a un lado de la via y se camina alrededor de 5 a 10 minutos en cada parada para llegar a cada sitio turístico.

Debido a la alta emisión de gases solo esta permitido el ingreso de personas mayores de 10 años para realizar el recorrido en las Termales de San Juan

La Ruta Mensajero del Sol Andulbio la tenemos disponible solo para los días sábados, domingos y festivos

en dias de semana no tenemos atención

*Tarifas*

Normalmente son 2 pagos que se deben hacer: Tarifa de Ingreso e Informador Turistico

*1* *Tarifas de Ingreso por Persona*

*Dias Hábiles*
- Nacional: $20.000
- Extranjero: $40.000

*Sábados* *Domingos y Festivos*
- Nacional: $40.000
- Extranjero: 50.000

*2.* *Tarifa Informador Turístico*
- $50.000 por el grupo (depende número de personas)
- $60.000 guia con transporte propio (moto)

Mayores de 65 años, menores de 12 años y personas con movilidad reducida no pagan Tarifa de Ingreso (No aplica servicio de guia)

*Nota:* La Tarifa de Ingreso *NO* incluye Alimentación o Transporte

*Recomendaciones*
- Usar ropa y calzado impermeable y demás elementos para cubrir del frio como guantes, bufanda, gorros y/o capa.
- Llevar snacks, frutas y agua para consumir durante el recorrido.
- Usar protector solar.
- Llegar en los horarios descritos para poder realizar la Ruta sin contratiempos.
- Portar documentos de identidad.
- Llevar medicamentos requeridos bajo fórmula médica.
- Procurar guardar silencio en cada uno de los sitios turísticos.

*Restricciones*
- Prohibido el ingreso de mascotas a los sitios turísticos.
- Prohibido el ingreso de vehículos, motos y bicicletas a los senderos turisticos.
- Prohibido el ingreso de personas bajo los efectos del alcohol y sustancias psicoactivas a los sitios turísticos.
- Prohibido el ingreso, expendido y consumo de bebidas alcohólicas y sustancias psicoactivas en los sitios turísticos.
- Prohibido la extracción de flora y fauna.
- Prohibido el ingreso de armas de fuego y armas cortopunzantes.
- Prohibido salirse de los caminos demarcados y autorizados por los guias/informadores turísticos.
- No botar basura.
- Prohibido el Turismo sexual.

se debe confirmar la fecha, número de personas y saber a nombre de quien hago la reserva

*La Ruta Cañon de Andulbio* consiste en una caminata en la que se visitan 3 cascadas, iniciando con la Cascada Isiago, Cascada Andulbior y termina con la visita a la Cascada el Vinagre donde se puede tomar el baño de agua termal.
La Ruta inicia a las 9:00am y termina entre las 3:00pm en promedio

*Exigencia: Media*

Tarifas de Ingreso por persona: $20.000
Servicio de Guia: $50.000 por grupos maximo de 6 personas
Las tarifas No incluyen los servcios de Alimentación ni Transporte

the road is closed. the entrance is blocked off with cement/rocks

Very nice and cool campaign site
Ahmet are friendly person and nice to know him
Pay 400 TL for one night
Bathroom clean and toilet new and everything perfect

This is no longer available, it is a construction site now.

Just as described. Very convenient and easy to pull into and out of. And the potable water spigots were on - yay!!

I also stayed in the carpark for a small fee (R$50 a night). I was made to feel very welcome in this well orgainsed retreat).

We had few rust spots on the van and Jorge work on it for a fair price. Really friendly! We recommend it

As of Jan 1, 2024 sites: $40 no hookups/$45 with hookups

One pull out have enough space for a few cars, but watch for the large rocks. Busy during the day.

At the end of dry season much more space on the spot and agree to everything described before.
Samiel, a local, assured us to be good here for the night.
Heard a hippo VERY close to us in the early evening in the river but unfortunately could not see it because of darkness.
The hippo noises were a bit frightening to us but after an hour it was gone.

Wheel House Laundry is a hidden gem found next to KOA General Store. 6 top load washers ($2.75 per load) and 4 front load dryers ($2 for 45 minutes) available. 1 laundry cart, 2 folding tables, 4 chairs, and a soap dispenser machine at $1 each option. Good size parking lot. Change provided at KOA General Store as machines only take quarters. You do not need to be camping at the KOA or State Park to use. Posted hours are 8am until 9pm.

the drive is feasable by motorbike but extremely dangerous and you really need to have major skills. surface of most of the road from the top to cachi is rocks, loose sand, mud and huge round rocks all over the road
Cant even believe i made it alive. dropped my moto 3 times
crashed. multiple river crossing with at least 1 foot + of water and loose ground. I would highly discourage anybody to try it unless looking for a life threatning experiencen lol

Great spot with amazingly kind people working at the restaurant. Same for us, eat food, stay in your car for free. We actually had super fast wifi in the van from the restaurant. Animals all around, especially adorable tree frogs. Food is great! International kitchen, even ramen. Dogs too cute for words!

Colombia -> Ecuador

We might have gotten lucky, as we didn't need to show anything of a criminal record or "tourist list". Officially if you can not provide any of the two, they will give you max. 10 days in Ecuador. However, we had not, said we didn't know about any of the two and we had planned lots of activities in Ecuador and plan to head to Peru afterwards within 15 days. She smiled and gave us the full 90 days.

1. Arrive at the border which is well into Ecuador country, all aduanas and immigration offices are within the same building. Stamp out of Colombia at Immigration.

2. Straight across is the Immigration for Ecuador, get your stamp.

3. Cancel Colombia TIP at Aduana, it's in the building but in the back.

4. Get TIP for Ecuador, provide copies of passport, license, car title, car itself with plates visible and VIN.

5. Done!

To be sure to get the 90 days for Ecuador, contact Hans (German) a week before you cross. He will get you on the tourist list, no criminal records or whatever needed. Or you do what we did and get lucky, haha.
Tel: +593 93 937 1170

No healthform needed, no COVID test.

Established campground opened just two weeks ago with six spaces ready to accommodate medium/large RV’s. Full services, including water, electricity (30amp), impecable showers and toilets. The fee is US$55 per spot per night and $10 per person to use the pool. There’s a barbecue grill with park tables. 100m away from the beach just across a small dune. Randy was really friendly and checking if we needed anything. The views are amazing, specially for sunrise.

several paved pull ups with hook ups
they are locked but spots are under large trees.

It's a paid parking spot now. $10 for a day. Probably no problem with sleeping overnight. Didn't check closer about that.

please ignore my last note, wrong place, sorry for mess

yes, it's a great place. a little bit windy. great cell service. good place to let your dog run about. easy in, easy out.

As described earlier... 2 spots with 20A electric posts, one or two more spots without (not very well marked). Nobody else here on a Wednesday evening.

Great spot if you have kids as playground is only 100 ft away. The park is on the NE corner of town and very quiet... but be ready for tornado warning siren test at 6PM.

A donation for use of the campsite is requested.

If you want to stay cheap in Arequipa this is the place! We had dinner here for only 11 soles each, it included a starter, main, hot tea and a small dessert. All delicious! We ate at the one called "Conquista" but there are at least other 4 or 5 similar restaurants on this street with almost identical menus. They are open for breakfast and lunch too

Amazing rest area! mini campground nestled between the two highways. you get highway noise from both sides but there are a few trees to block the noise and lots of privacy. Verizon cell signal is weak but usable. update: predicted heavy storms with hail tonight, didn't want to get stuck out in the middle of nowhere so drive in to Topeka.

Passamos hoje 17/04/2024 e não há diesel para abastecer.
@aquira_e_lebron

lindo y seguro lugar para pasar la noche. bien tranquilo, limpio y ordenado...

Got a spot at RV1. Booked online, with the horrible reserveamerica web site. Very quiet beautiful park in the desert. Spots are not level. picnic table and grill is here and hanger to hang lantern. 3 bars ATT.

We stayed here two nights. Perfect Spot. Incredible Mountain Views. Quiet. Even had some fresh snow. Cell reception okay not super. Could make Video Calls with okayish quality. No one came by. Would come again! (Stock Ford F250 with Truck Camper - no issues with the road)

Incredible viewpoint and Stonehenge war Memorial.

While this is a free place to stay overnight and is appreciated, it’s sad to see the neglect and lack of upkeep. This would have been a lovely spot when it was first built, but it now gives off a grungy, dirty, post-apocalyptic vibe. Lol! There are lots of garbage cans, places to park overnight in any size rig and covered picnic tables if you need one. Why outhouses were not built here, who knows. The lack of them is apparent with the TP lying around in abundance. Be careful while walking pets💩

FRKN TRAAIINN HORN ALLLL NIGHT LONG.
There were plenty of other overnighters. But I don't know how they do it. I added this Walmart to my "NEVER AGAIN" list.