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Playa Blanca

TIME : 2016/2/19 15:02:01

This white-sand Andean beach on the southwestern shore of Lago de Tota is one of the highest beaches in the world (3015m). You can camp here for free but the facilities leave something to be desired. There is a good restaurant serving trout right on the beach.

In 2014 the mayor brought in outside sand for a beach volleyball tournament, tarnishing Eden a bit here by manipulating nature for commercial gains (the town was working on a fix to bring the beach back to its natural state. To reach the beach, there are several bus options; the easiest is catching a Cootracero bus from Sogamoso's bus terminal (COP$6000, 1½ hours, hourly).