Los Llanos ("Ya-NOHS")
Where skies meet plains
Infinite prairies, mountain ranges, rivers, wildlife and cowboys – the Llanos, Colombia's eastern plains, are still undiscovered by mainstream tourism and remain a true off the beaten path destination.
One of the world's richest tropical grasslands and geographically and culturally unique, the Llanos or Orinoquía region are a lesser known area of Latin America - despite their immense size of about 375,790 square kilometers spanning Colombian as well as Venezuelan territory.
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We are located in Casanare, one of the "Llanos departments" of Colombia and gateway to the endless plains when arriving from the Eastern Andes. The province's capital city Yopal is an ideal starting point to explore the Llanos' fauna, sceneries and culture safely.
Wetlands, large rivers, lagoons, palm groves and gallery forests nourish a wide array of wildlife: capybaras, anteaters, deer, jabirus, felines, the green anaconda, armadillos, Orinoco geese, howlers, caimans, capuchins, turtles, tortoises, macaws, giant otters, ibises, birds of prey and countless more.
Jesuit missionaries arrived to the Llanos from the Sixteenth Century organizing vast territories as 'hatos', large-scale cattle farms, that ever since have been tightly linked to the region's 'cowboy lifestyle', music and traditions. Over the centuries, Spanish influences were adapted and transformed into the distinct Llanero culture.
Footage of two male wire-tailed manakins (pipra filicauda) in courtship display, by Martin Rutz, who dedicates his travels to filming dancing birds around the world and joined us on a field trip
Wire-tailed Manakins Lek Mating
Join Andy Austin, world-renowned wildlife photographer from Montana, on his quest to capture the wildlife and culture of the remote Llanos' region in the Colombian Amazon-Orinoco area.
Capturing Wildlife in Los Llanos
An all-year-round destination awaits you!
Our tours in Casanare
Join us to observe and photograph some of South America's finest wildlife in los Llanos
A plethora of species
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