Meta is a department characterized by having 4 subregions, which comprise a population of 1.04 million inhabitants in 29 municipalities and where half of its population resides in the foothills of the Eastern Cordillera, to the northwest of the department of Meta, on the right of the Guatiquía river, which is where its capital Villavicencio is located.
The type of tourism that you can do in the department of Meta is more natural because the towns of Meta are identified by having landscapes in Andean mountainous areas that are unique not only in the country but in the world together with warm plains of the eastern plains of Colombia. Although you should also visit Villavicencio, which is its capital.
The climate in most of the towns in Meta to visit is humid tropical, especially on the foothills of the department, and a warm humid climate to very humid in the plains.
Something very attractive for tourism in the towns near Villavicencio is places like the Sierra de la Macarena National Natural Park, Caño Cristales, the Manacacías River, the Salto de Santo Domingo, Los Ocarros Biopark, Las Malocas Park, Los Ocarros Biopark, El Ombligo De Colombia and La Piedra del Amor Viewpoint. In addition to a wealth of customs such as the 'Villavo' which is the llanero folklore present at festivals such as those of San Martín, the International Folkloric and Tourist Festival of Llano, Puerto López and the Festival of the Canoero, and the International Reign of the Coleo and the Vaquería.
So that you can get to know what this beautiful department has to offer you, we have left you a tour of the little towns that we consider to be the best tourist towns in Meta that have their own "charm", enjoy an excellent climate and you will find with a gastronomic and historical wealth.
Villavicencio
Villavicencio is the capital of the department and in its territory, the Andes meet the plain of Los Llanos. In this beautiful city, you should visit the Las Malocas Park, the Los Ocarros Biopark, the Piedra del Amor Viewpoint, and visit the Tiuma Park
La Macarena
La Macarena is a town with several natural attractions such as Parque Sierra de La Macarena, Parque Tinigua, or Ecoparque La Calera, but the place you should visit in this municipality is Caño Cristales.
San Juan de Arama
It is a town that is two and a half hours from Villavicencio. Its main attractions are the Santo Domingo waterfall located 20 km from the town and the Güejar River Canyon to 25 minutes from the town within the corregimiento of El Prado.
Puerto lopez
Puerto López is a town located 1 hour and 30 minutes south of Villavicencio. Its main attraction is the Alto de Menegua where the Obelisk of Puerto López rises, considered the navel of Colombia.
Restrepo
Restrepo is one of the municipalities closest to Villavicencio, it is only 30 minutes away. This town is famous for the Upín Salt Mines where you can observe the process of salt water, collection, and transformation of salt.
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