Tourist places

Tourist Attractions

Botanic Garden of Villavicencio   

It is located 2 Km. away from the capital, by road to Azotea neighborhood, covers 40 hectares of native forest.

It was created in 1983; it promotes the preservation and spreading of vegetation, researches, environmental and ecological education; so that it is the perfect to further the knowledge about Villavicencio vegetation.

Monument to Cristo Rey

The monument to Cristo Rey, was inaugurated in 1954, it is located in the high zone on Redentor hill, situated in Llano avenue. It is the perfect place to enjoy spectacular views to the city.

Parks

Parque de la Vida (park)

It is one of the best attractions for recreation and sport in the llano, has conference halls for having cultural exhibitions, restaurant, swimming pool and green areas. It is located on the Circunvalar avenue.

Parque de los Libertadores

The Libertadores park is considered one of the best one in the capital; there, the busts of Simon Bolivar and Francisco de Paula Santander are located.

Las Malokas Park

Las Malokas shows the culture of llanos, taking part in the Colombian history, in an environment surrounded by exotic flora and varied samples of bovine, equine and other animals.

Inside the thematic park, there are exhibitions about the worse life world, it is the perfect place to learn about them, its habitat, characteristics, the stables, the llano work, the cultivation area of manioc banana and tapocho.

It has the best stables in the region where many breeds live. In the “manga de coleo” the llanero work is dramatized , how they mount horses, milk cows, lasso calves and the horse racing.

Outside the manga de coleo, people can taste the cutlet, the mamona, the hayacas and the cachapas typical food of llanos.

El Hacha Park

It was built in 1977 in honor to Jose Eustaquio Rivera, poet and novelist who wrote “The Vorágine” whose book is about legends of llanos of Amazon jungle and the Orinoco. The axe represents the farm laborer effort.

Ocarros Bio Park

Los Ocarros Bio Park,

a natural reserve, is a place dedicated to natural richness of the region. There, people will appreciate many animals and the diverse fauna. It has big green areas, paths, serpentarium and aquarium.

It is the firs zoo in the country where live regional animals of the llano, has different ecosystems, varied fauna and typical flora of Colombian Orinoquia.