Day 1

Canyon Nature Reserve Rio Claro "The Refuge" is located in the south eastern slopes of the central mountains in the department of Antioquia, Colombia sharing boundary between the municipalities of Puerto Triunfo, San Luis and Sonson, 40 kilometers from birth river in the Alto del Tigre and the Alto de la Osa (Sonson) and 57 kilometers from the mouth of the Magdalena River.

Marker Location: Quebrada La Mulata, Colombia                    

Latitude - Longitude:
7.02167,-75.36972

Lat: 7° 1' 18.012"
Long: -75° 22' 10.992"

Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín, is the second-largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburra valley, one of the most northerly of the Andes mountains in South America. As of 2012, it has a population of 2.7 million.With its surrounding area, the metropolitan area of Medellin, which includes nine other cities, it is the second largest urban agglomeration in Colombia in terms of population and economy, with more than 3.5 million people.