Doña Juana Volcano and Laguna del Silencio

Located in the western mountains, north of the department of Nariño, with a height of 4,500 meters. above sea level, in its foothills they are born about 72 creeks and streams and 42 lakes. This volcano is surrounded by an extensive biodiversity, home to different kinds of birds, the Andean condor, the tapir, spectacled bear the cougar, and deer, endangered species.

His name, according to legend is due to a curse that turns two lovers in this volcano, when fleeing to live free of their love because their parents opposed their relationship.

Its summit full of peaks, offering spectacular views, lagoons, lakes, forests, waterfalls, streams, and stopped around him, and that together form the national park called Doña Juana Cascabel Volcanic Complex.

This park is made Volcanoes Doña Juana, Animas and Petacas as well as a set of geographical and ecological and cultural formations of great landscape value, scientific, and it is also a great source of water due to its well preserved stopped, its waters feed watersheds of the department of Narino and Cauca, aqueducts supply, energy and generate electricity interconnection south western Colombia.

The volcanic complex is located specifically in the area of ??the municipalities of Bethlehem, the Board Gómez, La Cruz, San Bernardo, San Pablo in the Department of Nariño, in the department of Cauca Bolivar and Santa Rosa municipalities and within the limits of Department of Putumayo in Colon, Sibundoy, San Francisco municipalities.

In the village of Las Mesas, The pond of silence is located in the path of silence, in the vicinity of the volcano Juana as its name suggests it is a lagoon placid and clear waters with a temperature ranging between 6 , 5 ° C and 13 ° C, and belongs to the river basin resin. One of the potential of this place is to offer the possibility of ecotourism for their accessibility and the beauty of its surroundings.

Paths to the volcano and the natural park to which it belongs:

We can go from the municipality de la Cruz, to the village of La Cienaga, following from here by mule track for two hours to the park.

From the municipality of Tablón de Gómez, to the path of silence, following from here for two and a half hours to reach the park boundaries.

And from the Department of Cauca By the Municipality of Santa Rosa to the village of El Rest, following from here for eight hours on foot to reach the volcanic complex.

In the village of Las Mesas, The pond of silence is located in the path of silence, in the vicinity of the volcano Juana as its name suggests it is a lagoon placid and clear waters with a temperature ranging between 6 , 5 ° C and 13 ° C, and belongs to the river basin resin. One of the potential of this place is to offer the possibility of ecotourism for their accessibility and the beauty of its surroundings.