Between stories, myths and legends
Colchiquí Mt.+
Ongamira Caves
Between stories, myths and legends
Colchiquí Mt. +
Ongamira Caves
Your travel starts now...
Your travel starts now...
The Colchiqui Hill (1575m) in the Ongamira Valley in the Sierras Chicas of Córdoba, presents together with the Ongamira Caves an unexpected contrast of colors: green and the reddish tones of the hills composed of sandstone. This place has great historical value due to the aboriginal cultures that lived there until the arrival of the Spanish conquerors.
The Hill called Charalqueta, in homage to the God of abundance, after the tragic outcome suffered by the Comechingon People at the hands of Spanish conquerors was renamed Colchiqui, God of fate.
This low-difficulty trek is intended for those people who wish to enjoy the beautiful postcards that this corner of the Córdoba mountains has to offer.
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Este ascenso está destinado a personas con buena condición física que deseen vivir una experiencia de trekking de baja exigencia.
Next date: To be agreed.
Meeting: Córdoba capital - 8am.
End: Córdoba capital, 10pm.
Difficulty: Low. Trekking on trails, difficulty due to distance and elevation.
Distance / Elevation: 5kms / 450mts accumulated.
Requirements: Medical certificate with stress ergometry | Physical preparation and will | No previous experience required.
Required equipment: 20-liter backpack, trekking poles, headlamp, mountain footwear without smooth soles, etc. The complete list is provided when reserving a place for the activity.
Min Group / Ratio: 4 people / 1 Guide | 20 PAX.
Includes: Entrance fee to the trail, Entrance fee to the caves, Professional Mountain Guide (EPGAMT), Transfer from Córdoba to Ongamira, Lunch box, AP and RC insurance, First aid kit - Satellite communication, VHF (emergencies).
Not included: Individual equipment, Drinks, Expenses for: Rescue and/or Evacuation or Abandonment of the Activity, Transportation to the Meeting Point.
Group discounts:
More than 9 people: 10%
We will meet in Córdoba to travel to Ongamira in the north of the province. Ongamira forms an unusual and extremely attractive landscape, you can observe the contrast of the red sandstone rock with the green mountain landscape. Once there, we will begin the trek to Cerro Colchiquí (1575mts) between talks, stories and legends.
It will take about three hours to reach the summit of Cerro Colchiquí, on the way we will cross a small forest of molles, espinillos, talas and carob trees, then between coconuts and romerillos and at the end as we gain height, tall grasslands. The views are impressive. At the top of the hill, the sedimentary rock formations that occupy almost the entire view to the north and the small flowers of the herbs that grow making room among the grassland. We will have time to rest as a well-deserved reward for the effort!
We will return to the route to go to Las Cuevas de Ongamira, where access is optional but recommended. The caves are eaves that are distinguished by both their natural structure and the rich archaeology and ethnohistory of the native peoples of Córdoba that they contain. It does not take too long to explore them but it is worth doing so.
At the end we will begin the return to Córdoba to end the activity.
