{"id":6173,"date":"2019-11-20T16:20:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T21:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negociosdigitales.com.co\/expotur\/?p=6173"},"modified":"2019-11-20T16:20:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T21:20:41","slug":"the-tatacoa-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expotur-eco.com\/en\/the-tatacoa-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tatacoa Desert: majestic and exotic place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Tatacoa Desert<\/strong>, is the second largest arid zone in the country, after La Guajira<\/strong>; its ocher and gray colors surrounded by sporadic cacti complement the exotic landscape of this quiet place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to get to the Tatacoa Desert?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is only 40 minutes from Neiva<\/strong>, department of Huila<\/strong>. You can reach the desert by taking a bus at the city’s transport terminal; the destination is the municipality of Villavieja <\/strong>precisely in the center of the Desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The route from Neiva to Villavieja has a paved road, which contrasts with the hostels that you will find along the road through the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What can you find and do in the Tatacoa Desert?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In the sky of the Tatacoa Desert<\/strong> you can observe up to 88 constellations, appreciate magnificent meteor showers in the early hours and see various celestial bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will also find the Municipal Astronomical Observatory<\/strong>, located in La Posada el Tigre de Marte<\/strong>. This is a perfect plan for the most curious travelers and eager to learn about other planets. Admission costs between $ 7,000 and $ 12,000 pesos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an ideal activity for adventurers, there are walks on the Cuzco<\/strong>, Los Hoyos<\/strong> and Xil\u00f3palos trails<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also the visit to the\nnatural pool that is in the middle of the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another fun option is horseback riding; bicycle or motorcycle rentals to enter the desert and even make small races with friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stay in the Tatacoa Desert<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Being a desert, it does not\nhave 5-star hotel services, but it does have many hostels and comfortable inns\non the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the area you will also find camping areas where you can spend the night worth $ 15,000 pesos (tent included). You will also find comfortable hammock areas, its value varies between $ 7,000 to $ 10,000 pesos per night. In addition, private rooms worth $ 60,000 pesos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fauna and Flora that you can find in the Desert<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Due to its climate, many\nspecies of fauna and flora have gone through a process of adaptation and\nsurvival. Moisture conditions and high temperatures have caused eroded soils,\nso there is really little life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, plants have\ndeveloped roots horizontally up to 30 meters in length and vertical roots up to\n15 meters deep in search of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most found plants are\ncacti, which reach a height of up to 5 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for wildlife, you will find turtles, rodents, snakes, spiders, scorpions, eagles, lizards and tigers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Curious fact<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

His conqueror Gonzalo Jim\u00e9nez de Quesada called it the Valley of Sadness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-It is not really a desert, it\nis a tropical dry forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Its name Tatacoa is\nattributed to the rattlesnake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Scientists reveal that in the tertiary period the desert was a garden with many flowers and trees and gradually became a desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What to eat in the Tatacoa Desert?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The different inns and hostels offer the typical duck of the area: goat in its different presentations. They offer it roasted, stewed, sweaty or fried; accompanied by cooked cassava or rice. It is a simple dish that is worth trying to learn more about the desert and its cuisine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Tatacoa Desert, is the second largest arid zone in the country, after La Guajira; its ocher and gray colors surrounded by sporadic cacti complement the exotic landscape of this quiet place. . How to get to the Tatacoa Desert? It is only 40 minutes from Neiva, department of Huila. You can reach the desert […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recommendations"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/expotur-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/expotur-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/expotur-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expotur-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expotur-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/expotur-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expotur-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/expotur-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expotur-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expotur-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}