Cerros de Mavecure rise about 2,000 feet above the jungle floor as three barren, rounded buttes made of sandstone, shale, and quartz. The name “Mavecure” comes from poison-dart blowguns used by local Indigenous groups for hunting. Puinave and Curipaco Indians climb the ridges to leave offerings to spirits. Reaching the smallest peak takes a couple of hours in 90-degree heat using ropes, ladders, and water stops. Colombia’s tourism potential is tied to Caribbean beaches, three Andean ranges, and Amazon biodiversity, including 1,900 bird species such as macaws, toucans, and tanagers. Foreign tourism declined during guerrilla war and drug-cartel violence, beginning to shift after a 2016 peace treaty.
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