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17-522: It was established in 1961 as the first national park in the Cauca Department . During the 1990s, the FARC guerrilla used the park as a base camp, but has since waned as a result of the 2002 military campaign against the movement enacted by President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe . The only active volcano in the area is Puracé at 4,580 metres (15,030 ft) above mean sea level . At the foot of this volcano

34-521: A circle-based registration in Popayán and eight sectional offices based in Bolívar , Caloto , Puerto Tejada , Santander de Quilichao , Patia , Guapi and Silvia , makes up the judicial district of Popayán. This district possesses 8 judicial circuit seats in Popayán, Bolívar, Caloto, Guapi, Patia, Puerto Tejada, Santander de Quilichao and Silvia. The department makes up the constituency of Cauca. The relief of

51-480: Is 2,500 millimetres (98 in) and tend to decrease as elevation increases. Frost occurs frequently above 3,000 m (9,800 ft) and almost daily above 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Over 200 orchids and nationally threatened species such as the Colombian Pine , Andean Oak , Wax palm tree are found in the park. It is home to over 160 species of birds, of which hummingbirds , ducks , birds of prey are

68-568: Is the Paletará valley . In addition, there are two higher volcanoes, Azúcar at 5,000 m (16,000 ft) and Coconuco at 4,600 m (15,100 ft), and four more with an elevation between 4,400 m (14,400 ft) and 4,500 m (14,800 ft). The way to get to the park is through Popayán, capital of the Department of Cauca, which can be reached by the Pan-American highway that connects

85-518: The Coconuco ethnic group, in the Pilimbalá sector, where the same community offers comfortable lodging and typical food. There is also an indigenous Guambiano settlement. Cauca Department Cauca Department ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkawka] , Spanish : Departamento del Cauca ) is a department of Southwestern Colombia . Located in the southwestern part of the country, facing

102-628: The Pasto Massif and towards the north it diverges forming the Central and Eastern Andes. The Colombian Massif is a strategic national and international level, given its significance for water production, biodiversity and ecosystems, an area that represents a special conformation of the regions with more potential for development in Colombia. Cauca Department can be divided into the following hydrographic regions: Gorgonilla and Gorgona islands are located in

119-459: The Pacific Ocean and belong to Cauca Department. The Cauca economy is based primarily on agriculture and livestock production, forestry, fishing and trade. Agriculture has been developed and modernized in the northern department, with the main crops being sugar cane, cane panela, conventional maize, rice, corn tech, banana, agave, yucca, potatoes, coconut, sorghum, cocoa, groundnut, and palm. In

136-504: The Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east, and Nariño Department to the south. Putumayo and Caqueta Departments border the southeast portion of Cauca Department as well. It covers a total area of 29,308 km (11,316 sq mi), the 13th largest in Colombia. Its capital is the city of Popayán . The offshore island of Malpelo belongs to

153-1801: The Pacific region is extracted gold, silver and platinum. Other non-precious minerals that are exploited are sulfur, asbestos, limestone, talc, gypsum and coal. The manufacturing industry is located in Popayán, Santander de Quilichao , Puerto Tejada with factories of food, beverages, dairy products, paper, packaging, wood processing , sugar industry and paper processing for export. The main centers of commercial activity are Popayán, Santander de Quilichao, Patia , Puerto Tejada, Piendamó and Corinto . [REDACTED]   Amazonas [REDACTED]   Antioquia [REDACTED]   Arauca [REDACTED]   Atlántico [REDACTED]   Bolívar [REDACTED]   Boyacá [REDACTED]   Caldas [REDACTED]   Caquetá [REDACTED]   Casanare [REDACTED]   Cauca [REDACTED]   Cesar [REDACTED]   Chocó [REDACTED]   Córdoba [REDACTED]   Cundinamarca [REDACTED]   Guainía [REDACTED]   Guaviare [REDACTED]   Huila [REDACTED]   La Guajira [REDACTED]   Magdalena [REDACTED]   Meta [REDACTED]   Nariño [REDACTED]   N. Santander [REDACTED]   Putumayo [REDACTED]   Quindío [REDACTED]   Risaralda [REDACTED]   San Andrés [REDACTED]   Santander [REDACTED]   Sucre [REDACTED]   Tolima [REDACTED]   Valle del Cauca [REDACTED]   Vaupés [REDACTED]   Vichada Capital district: [REDACTED]   Bogotá Andean Region (Colombia) Too Many Requests If you report this error to

170-459: The Puracé's sulphur mines. Starting from Pilimabalá at a medium pace and with good weather, it can take 3 ½ h to ascend to the crater. If the ascent is made via the military base, the journey is much shorter and may take around 1 ½ to 2 h. The highest daytime temperatures are between 14 and 16 °C (57 and 61 °F), and the coldest nighttime temperatures below freezing. The average yearly rainfall

187-775: The Western and Central Cordilleras, is seen as a landmark within the plateau of the hill of La Tetilla. Among the most representative landmarks of the Colombian Massif, shared with the department of Huila , are the Páramo del Buey, the volcanoes of Cutanga and Puracé, the peak of Paletará, and the Sierra Nevada of Coconucos. Patia Valley, where the Patia River runs north–south and framed by the Central and Western mountain ranges, extends into Nariño Department . The Amazonian salient corresponds to

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204-517: The country from north to south. Then take the road to the town of Puracé , located at the foot of the volcano. It is 44 km long and takes about an hour. The road is in good condition. From Puracé you continue to a point called "El Crucero", and then - 1 km further - to the recreational area of Pilimbalá, in the northern sector of the volcano. Or the park can also be reached from the old Colombian police base located at 4000 meters above sea level which can be accessed by vehicle after passing through

221-578: The department. It is located in the southwest of the country, mainly in the Andean and Pacific regions (between 0°58′54″N and 3°19′04″N latitude, 75°47′36″W and 77°57′05″W longitude) plus a tiny part ( Piamonte ) in the Amazonian region . The area makes up 2.56% of the country. Cauca Department is divided into 42 municipalities, 99 districts, 474 police posts and numerous villages and populated places. The municipalities are grouped into 27 circles and 29 notaries:

238-503: The most dominating. Several mammals are found in the park: spectacled bear , mountain tapir , cougar , pudú as well as the Andean condor that the San Diego Zoo helped to reintroduce in the 1990s. The lower elevation forests are home to four primates: woolly monkey , howler monkey , gray-bellied night monkey , tufted capuchin . The park's area serves as an indigenous reservation for

255-611: The so-called Bota Caucana, through which flows the Japurá River . The Colombian Massif, also called the Nudo de Almaguer , is a mountainous section of Andean natural region formed by the convergence of two major mountain ranges, the Central and the Eastern cordilleras. The massif extends through the departments of Cauca, Huila , and Nariño . Towards the south, the Colombian Massif is continued by

272-399: The territory of the department of Cauca belongs to the Andean system at the macro level seven distinguishing morphological units: The Pacific Plate comprises two sectors, firstly the alluvial coastal belt or platform characterized by low, swampy, mangrove forest with many rivers estuaries subject to the ebb and flow of tides, the remainder is a plain or hills comprising the western slopes of

289-552: The western cordillera. The western cordillera in Cauca extends from southwest to northeast. Among the most important landmarks are the blade of Napí, the hills of Guaduas, Munchique, and Naya, and the Cauca River Valley. The central mountain range crosses the department from south to north; relevant landmarks include Sotará Colcano, Petacas Nevado del Huila , and the departmental boundary. The highlands of Popayán, sandwiched between

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