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Natural region of Colombia that belongs to the Orinoco River watershed
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The Orinoquía is the "Wild East" of Colombia. Endless plains — Los Llanos — are dotted with livestock, cowboys on horseback pioneering the landscape, and the roadless landscapes go uninterrupted save by some of Colombia's great meandering rivers. Beyond the region's hub Villavicencio, with its pretty farm hacienda weekend rentals and cow roasts, rare is even the domestic tourist who experiences this vast, unspoiled region. The newest exception, though is the River of Seven Colors in the wondrous Serranía de la Macarena, as the receding lines of battle with the FARC open new lands to adventurous travelers.
By bus
As with a car, bus routes are generally only helpful as far as Villavicencio and a few towns beyond, and those buses run all day long from Bogotá's main bus terminal (Terminal de transporte) for…
By plane
The two airports most commonly used by travelers are La Vanguardia Airport VVC at Villavicencio and La Macarena Airport LMC.
By boat
It is possible to take a boat up the Guaviare river from San José del Guaviare, and it most certainly would be a gorgeous ride.
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La Macarena is a little Colombian pueblo in the southernmost part of El Meta. A remote outpost in the vast plains of the Orinoquía, it is best known as a base for visiting Caño Cristales, the so-called Most Beautiful River in the World, the Liquid Rainbow, the River of Seven Colors.
San Martín de los Llanos is a town of the Meta department of Colombia.
Villavicencio is the capital of the Meta department of Colombia. This city is calling too "LA PUERTA AL LLANO".
Yopal is a municipality and capital city of the department of Casanare in Colombia. Yopal is a nice city where can enjoy some tinto, and listen to some Musica Llanera.
mountain near the equator with glaciers near the peak, popular for mountaineering and rock climbing
most famously home to Caño Cristales, but more generally a natural wonder in every sense, as El Meta's one jungle region, filled with rivers, waterfalls, cliffs, and hot springs.
large and very biodiverse national park protecting biological corridors between the Andes and the Orinoco and Amazon rivers
large national park on the eastern plains, home to the Maipures Rapids
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