Note: Note: From 6th April, visitors will be able to enjoy leisure activities and contemplation in the protected area such as trekking, non-commercial photography, fauna, and flora watching. For your visit to Cocuy Natural National Park, assistance and rescue insurance is compulsory. Updated 7 April 2,017.

Clothing

• Bring light, fast drying clothes, and large sleeve, various socks, and t-shirts
• Use sunglasses with solar protection above 50
• Gloves, cap, and a lamp.
• Travel with a small backpack for the trek
• Use comfortable shoes and water resistant
• First aid kit and sunblock
• Water resistant jacket
• Bring a light blanket for the journey in bus

HEALTH

• It´s recommendable to use sunblock cream all day
• It´s very important to constantly drink enough water, as the humidity is very high. Preferably bring your own drinking bottle.
• The yellow fever vaccination is mandatory.

OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS

• Follow the instructions of the functionaries of the natural parks, guides and people that brings you the tourism services. Respect the rules of historical and religious places.
• Take your garbage with you, don´t throw it in the mountains or rivers. Carry it in garbage bags until you deposit in an adequate place for its treatment.
• Save Water! Take short showers.
• Take care of the fauna and flora when you practice ecotourism, abstain from touching it because are very fragile.
• Don´t buy animals and reject the places where they are exposed in captivity.
• At the entrance into the NNP COCUY there is an environmental talk which is mandatory.
• Buy crafts and souvenirs, pay a fair price in that way you can help to support local artist and vulnerable communities.
• Don´t scratch or damage  "frailejones".
• Horse-riding inside the park is forbidden and has penalties of 5 monthly salaries.
• Bring cash of low denomination. There is only one cash machine in Cocuy Town.

Cultural heritage

The NNP Cocuy is home to six guards who are part of the ancestral territory of the UWA ethnicity. In addition, there are farmers living in the top of the mountains. When you meet them in the walks, greet them and remember that you are visiting their home.

Natural heritage

NATIONAL NATURAL PARK COCUY

In located in the eastern branch of the Colombian Andes, it is the Sierra Nevada de Güicán, El Cocuy and Chita. More than twenty permanent snow -capped peaks in two ranges of about 25 kilometers long and 4 meters wide. Much of this beautiful and imposing Sierra Nevada, which is the largest glacial mass of Colombia.