Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Guatapé, Colombia

Topdrukte — Christmas lights, Year-end holidays in Colombia

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas lights (15 nov – 10 jan (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Semana Santa, Semana Santa recess in Colombia

• Feestdag

  Semana Santa

  29 mrt – 5 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  Medellin comes out for Holy Week and Guatape is where a lot of it lands: the town's beds run near full and the queue up the Piedra starts before breakfast. Go on the Wednesday or not at all. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Semana Santa, Semana Santa recess in Colombia

• Seizoen

  First rainy season

  1 apr – 31 mei · meestalMoesson

  The heavier of the two wet spells: clear mornings on the reservoir, cloud on the Piedra by two and a downpour after it. Boat trips still run, the view from the 700 steps often does not.

Nog steeds bezig: Semana Santa (29 mrt – 5 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: First rainy season (1 apr – 31 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — June long weekends and school break, Mid-year recess in Colombia

• Feestdag

  June long weekends and school break

  8 jun – 15 jul · meestalSchoolvakantiesDruk

  Colombia's mid-year school break and a run of Monday holidays in June send Medellin families out for the weekend, filling the boats, the climb up El Penol and the hotels; weekdays stay calm. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — June long weekends and school break, Fiestas de la Virgen del Carmen

• Festival

  Fiestas de la Virgen del Carmen

  16 julReligieus feestDruk

  The town's patron saint carried through the zocalo streets on 16 July, with a boat procession on the reservoir and a week of music around it. Everything is booked from Medellin beforehand. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Feria de las Flores in Medellin

  30 jul – 12 aug · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  Medellin's flower festival runs for about ten days in early August and closes with the silleteros parade of flower frames carried on farmers' backs; it is roughly two hours from Guatape by bus, and the holiday also sends more visitors to the reservoir. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: June long weekends and school break (8 jun – 15 jul (meestal))

Druk — Feria de las Flores in Medellin

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Feria de las Flores in Medellin (30 jul – 12 aug (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Seizoen

  Second rainy season

  15 sep – 15 nov · meestalMoesson

  The second wet spell of the year is the wetter one for eastern Antioquia, and the reservoir sits under low cloud for days at a time. Prices ease and the town is briefly local again.

Druk — October recess week in Colombia

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Second rainy season (15 sep – 15 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas lights, Year-end holidays in Colombia

• Feestdag

  Christmas lights

  15 nov – 10 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  Guatape switches its lights on before anywhere else in the region, usually in mid-November, and then holds them until Epiphany. December weekends are the busiest of the year after Holy Week. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Second rainy season (15 sep – 15 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas lights, Year-end holidays in Colombia

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas lights (15 nov – 10 jan (meestal))