Cerros de Mavicure

The Mavicure hills , also well known to many and misnamed Mavecure hills , are located in the northeastern Amazon in the Guania department, 2 hours by boat from Puerto Inírida up the river of the same name.

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This rock formation is part of the oldest continental platform of the plant and little known Guiana shield, a chain of hills always associated with the body of water of the Inírida river gives it that emblematic image of the primitive land of the Precambrian.

The first hills that we find are Mavicure , Mono and Pájaro belonging to the reservations of Venado and Remanso, the set of these hills is called Cerros de Mavicure . As a whim of nature, its waters overflow in the middle of these generating the Mavicure stream.

The highest hill of all is the bird, it is followed by the monkey hill and finally the Mavicure hill, which is where visitors normally climb to have a great view of the other two hills, its ascent takes approximately one hour with a distance of walk of about a kilometer and a half, it is somewhat demanding, but it can be done calmly. Due to the composition of the hills, it is recommended that we climb when it is raining or wet because they are extremely slippery under these conditions.

For the natives of these lands, Puinaves and Curripacos , these sites are sacred and in allegory of tradition, Mavicure is one of the brothers who used the blowpipe (made of Mavi, which is a chonta or palm that is only found in the high forest. that the natives call the mainland) and the Curare that is the poison that is smeared on the tips of the puyas used to capture monkeys and birds, from the combination of these is that the name of this hill comes out. The name of this poison in Curripaco is Maokuriia.

The Mavicure hill in Curripaco is called Mavikurii, the Mono hill in the same dialect is called Pufeepaan and the Pajarito hill is called Gipiralipaan. In the Puniave dialect the Mavicure hill is called the same, the monkey hill is called Bú Wénn and the bird hill Wib Wénn.

These lands are rich in precious minerals, coltan, cuistene, gold, that is why they are highly exposed to the extractive activity of illegal mining, in the same way they are rich in biodiversity and culture. Today, community-based nature tourism opens as a great option for development to bring new possibilities for green businesses to the population, among other promising fauna such as stingless bees, a great alternative for the sustainability of Amazonian forests. .

What are the Cerros de Mavicure made of?

The mineral structure of these hills is composed of feldspars and quartzites that in the successions of sediments are clogging generating these rocky structures, these, due to the abrasive power of the water, have acquired these forms that are then covered by lichens (association between a moss and a fungus) that give it that dark coloration that all the hills have.

How to get to the hills of Mavicure?

To get to the hills of Mavecure or Mavicure , it is necessary to first get to Puerto Inírida in the department of Guainía, for now it is only possible to arrive by air through Satena which has only a few frequencies a week and travels on a single schedule, one Once being there, you must take a boat from the port which takes about two hours to reach the destination, if you go alone it will be very expensive to take the boat just for you due to the fuel that it requires all the way, it is advisable to go to through a tour to the hills of Mavicure so that you can take more advantage of the entire destination. It is advisable to climb the Mavicure hill in the early hours of the morning or at 4:30 pm because the sun is quite strong, at these times you could see the sunrise or sunset from the Mavicure Hill with a view of the other two hills that They are the traditional ones in the photo, Cerro Mono and Cerro Pájaro.

If you are going to climb Mavicure hill, the walk lasts an hour and sometimes a little longer, it all depends on your physical condition because although the distance is short, the walk is quite steep and a bit demanding, however you can do it. Do it calmly and at your own pace so that you can take the best photos. If it is raining or the hill is wet, do not try to climb, the rock is quite slippery even with trekking shoes, almost as if you were walking on wet seaweed, the only shoes where you could have some grip in this case is with boots swamps.