The Gorge of the Devil

If the objective were to compete with the flight of the condor, or to contemplate it of equal, it is possible to send itself in paragliding from the Gorge of the Devil, the Wave or the Egg. , The condors, never miss the appointment, especially to the heights of the Gorge of the Condorito (little condor.

If the objective were to compete with the flight of the condor, or to contemplate it of equal, it is possible to send itself in paragliding from the Gorge of the Devil, the Wave or the Egg. , The condors, never miss the appointment, especially to the heights of the Gorge of the Condorito (little condor), within the National Park of Cordova where an encounter with the nature without intermediaries is possible. Its location is very near to San Pedro and many cavalcades are offered to that place where is a little difficult to accede.

In Gorge of Devil has to leave car in entrance, since it is an attractive stroll to do on foot or in bicycle, that crosses a narrow passage between hills with a winding way bordered by vertical and sawed walls, created by the erosion of the softest layers of the Mountain range of the Salt; there calcareous quartz pieces and lines like of chalk can be seen, agglutinated with mud. It is necessary to return by the way next to the river and to continue river above.

In km 5 it leaves a footpath to the right, signalized by a disc and a number 10. It is recommended to leave the car and go up on foot by the hill, with strong slope until the summit where it is the Administrative Center Incaico de Catarpe.

In the flat plateau on the hill is the first sector of ruins corresponding to a pre-Inca Atacameño settlement. Towards the north, in the neighboring plateau to which it is acceded crossing the gorge is the Administrative Center Incaico, dominating the valley. With 200 stone structures united with mud, it was an impressive center of Imperio Incaico, which has not been recovered. When returning to the way from before and continuing river above, in km 8, it is the Village of Catarpe, with the last houses and the Chapel of San Isidro, built in 1913 by Italian colon Lucas Cenzano and still taken care by his descendants. The image of San Isidro was made in Bolivia.


In Gorge of Devil has to leave car in entrance, since it is an attractive stroll to do on foot or in bicycle, that crosses a narrow passage between hills with a winding way bordered by vertical and sawed walls, created by the erosion of the softest layers of the Mountain range of the Salt; there calcareous quartz pieces and lines like of chalk can be seen, agglutinated with mud. It is necessary to return by the way next to the river and to continue river above.

In km 5 it leaves a footpath to the right, signalized by a disc and a number 10. It is recommended to leave the car and go up on foot by the hill, with strong slope until the summit where it is the Administrative Center Incaico de Catarpe.

In the flat plateau on the hill is the first sector of ruins corresponding to a pre-Inca Atacameño settlement. Towards the north, in the neighboring plateau to which it is acceded crossing the gorge is the Administrative Center Incaico, dominating the valley. With 200 stone structures united with mud, it was an impressive center of Imperio Incaico, which has not been recovered. When returning to the way from before and continuing river above, in km 8, it is the Village of Catarpe, with the last houses and the Chapel of San Isidro, built in 1913 by Italian colon Lucas Cenzano and still taken care by his descendants. The image of San Isidro was made in Bolivia.


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