Context

La Tatacoa is not a desert in the strict sense, but a vast, deeply eroded area of tropical dry forest. Its ocher and gray labyrinths let you read geological layers, observe adaptations of plants and animals and, at nightfall, contemplate a wide-open sky. The experience gains depth when it combines landscape, science, rural communities and responsible astronomical observation.

What can you do?

• Walk along trails open to visitors in gray and reddish zones
• Interpret geology, fossils and dry forest
• Stargaze with guidance
• Visit museums or interpretation centers
• Cycle authorized routes suited to the climate

Suggested places

Villavieja and Tatacoa Desert, Huila