{"id":6904,"date":"2015-06-01T03:00:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T01:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/?p=6904"},"modified":"2020-12-18T13:31:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T12:31:49","slug":"hummingbird-paradise-valle-de-cocora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/2015\/06\/01\/kolibri-paradies-valle-de-cocora\/","title":{"rendered":"Hummingbird Paradise Valle de Cocora"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Hiking excursion into the lush Valle de Cocora<\/li>\n<li>Marvel at the up to 60 m high Quindio wax palms<\/li>\n<li>Numerous hummingbirds take photos at the Reserva Natural Acaime<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy the view of Salento from the Mirador<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Again it starts early for that <strong>Valle de Cocora<\/strong> to explore. However, there will be a regular one in half an hour <strong>Willys Jeep<\/strong>-Taxi would leave, we treat ourselves to the luxury of private transport. The road meanders into the wonderful, mainly to the <strong>Cow husbandry <\/strong>used valley. Soon the first of the bizarre, <strong>Quindio wax palms up to 60 m high<\/strong> on. From Cocora we start hiking on the extremely swampy path.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6913\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_10.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=956924239  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6913\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_10.jpg\" alt=\"The slopes of the Valle de Cocora\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_10.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_10.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The slopes of the Valle de Cocora<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cows graze on either side and everything is lush green. if it weren&#039;t for the palm trees <strong>you could almost feel as if you were in an alpine valley<\/strong>. After a while we reach the forest, from where it is now <strong>steeply along the stream<\/strong> leads up. The rise in one <strong>Height up to 2640 meters above sea level <\/strong>is not entirely without. An almost <strong>Magical mountain forest <\/strong>extends here on the slopes of the area bordering the Los Nevados National Park.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6912\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6912\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_9.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=492521049  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6912\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_9.jpg\" alt=\"Along the wonderful stream\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_9.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_9.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Along the wonderful stream<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The way in <strong>narrow canyon <\/strong>crosses the creek several times using makeshift <strong>Suspension bridges<\/strong>which smooth as <strong>Indiana Jones backdrop <\/strong>could serve.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6931\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_11.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=758811951  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6931\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_11.jpg\" alt=\"One of the numerous Indiana Jones style suspension bridges\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_11.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_11.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the numerous Indiana Jones style suspension bridges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After another good hour with a few stops for photos, we achieve that <strong>Reserva Natural Acaime<\/strong>. Almost intrusive and unfriendly, we are asked to pay the 5000 COP entry fee and receive a drink. On the cleared area, some flowering plants were planted and nectar dispensers were set up, which turn out to be <strong>true attractions for the hummingbirds<\/strong> of the surrounding forest.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6908\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_4.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=1367976383  fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6908\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_4.jpg\" alt=\"A small one cannot be accepted by the larger ones\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_4.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_4.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A small one cannot be accepted by the larger ones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Again and again one of the <strong>smallest birds on earth <\/strong>look. However, photographing the lightning-fast dwarfs is an extremely difficult undertaking and I have to resort to a few tricks. Usually nothing works without pre-focusing. Fortunately, there is no shortage of fleeting subjects and I have enough time to find out what works and what doesn&#039;t.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6909\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_5.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=399181065  fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6909\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_5.jpg\" alt=\"It really is teeming with hummingbirds\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_5.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_5.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It really is teeming with hummingbirds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Suddenly another one appears <strong>Quatis family<\/strong> who know exactly that many tourists have a bite to eat for them. As we experienced first hand at the Iguacu Falls, the cute animals are anything but harmless.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6910\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_6.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=93869166  fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6910\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_6.jpg\" alt=\"Quati family\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_6.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_6.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quati family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After our picnic we go to the <strong>way back<\/strong>. After all, the steep climb up to Montana would be quite time-consuming and the last jeep should drive back to Salento at 5 p.m. So we enjoy the wonderful forest, which protects us from the occasional raindrop.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6932\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6932\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_12.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=960731428  fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6932\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_12.jpg\" alt=\"Salento - a really pretty town\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_12.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_01_12.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salento - a really pretty town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Back in <strong>Salento<\/strong> Let&#039;s browse through some souvenir shops again and climb the numerous steps up to the <strong>Mirador<\/strong> (Viewpoint). After taking a shower, we enjoy the inviting place with its great atmosphere for the last time.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Hiking excursion into the lush Valle de Cocora<\/li>\n<li>Marvel at the up to 60 m high Quindio wax palms<\/li>\n<li>Numerous hummingbirds take photos at the Reserva Natural Acaime<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy the view of Salento from the Mirador<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p>Again it starts early for that <strong>Valle de Cocora<\/strong> to explore. However, there will be a regular one in half an hour <strong>Willys Jeep<\/strong>-Taxi would leave, we treat ourselves to the luxury of private transport. The road meanders into the wonderful, mainly to the <strong>Cow husbandry <\/strong>used valley. Soon the first of the bizarre, <strong>Quindio wax palms up to 60 m high<\/strong> on. From Cocora we start hiking on the extremely swampy path.<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,820,1982,2017,2026],"tags":[2036,354,2037,1963,1985,2019,2020,2021,2027,2028,2029,2030,2031,2032,2033,2034,2035],"class_list":["post-6904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tagebuch","category-suedamerika","category-kolumbien","category-salento","category-valle-de-cocora","tag-quatis","tag-wandern","tag-haengebruecke","tag-tagesausflug","tag-kolumbien","tag-salento","tag-zona-cafetera","tag-tierra-paisa","tag-valle-de-cocora","tag-quindio-wachspalme","tag-willys-jeep","tag-kuehe","tag-indiana-jones","tag-los-nevados-national-park","tag-risaralda","tag-reserva-natural-acaime","tag-kolibris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}