Los Nevados National Park lies in Colombia's Cordillera Central mountain range, around 150km south of the city of Medellin. It rises to just over 5,000m and is surrounded by páramo, the high-altitude grassland characterised by damp, windy conditions, tall paja grass and unusual plant species.
Most of the mountains in Los Nevados are volcanic. The highest, Nevado del Ruiz (5,325m) is still active and was subject to a devastating eruption in 1985 that killed over 20,000 people. This video follows an acclimatisation hike south of Ruiz to the pleasant lake of Laguna Otun.
For a trip report see: www.markhorrell.com/blog/2020...
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6 июн 2020
