Usamena

Usamena: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Usamena

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Usamena: tips

• Opening hours change with the season; check the last entry time.
• Wear shoes with grip for steps and uneven stone.

How to reach Usamena — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 5.63952, -72.97573. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Usamena

• Sun Temple · fort · Boyacá · ~12 km · Must-see
• Archaeology Museum · museum · Boyacá · ~12 km · Must-see
• Isla Santo Domingo · lake · Boyacá · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Tota · lake · Boyacá · ~15 km · Must-see
• Isla San Pedro · lake · Boyacá · ~16 km · Must-see
• Monasterio de San Agustín · museum · Boyacá · ~55 km · Must-see
• Convento Santa Clara La Real · museum · Boyacá · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hunzahúa Well · fort · Boyacá · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cojines del Zaque · fort · Boyacá · ~56 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Natural Pisba · sanctuary · Boyacá · ~66 km · Must-see
• Iguaque · waterfall · Boyacá · ~74 km · Must-see
• Alto El Burro · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~1 km
• Alto La Fragua · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~2 km
• Alto Palenque · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~3 km
• La Media Luna · fort · Boyacá · ~3 km
• Hacienda de la Compañia Jesuita · fort · Boyacá · ~4 km
• Alto El Picacho · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~4 km
• La Antigua · fort · Boyacá · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Usamena

Other forts & heritage near Usamena

• Sun Temple · fort · Boyacá · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hunzahúa Well · fort · Boyacá · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cojines del Zaque · fort · Boyacá · ~56 km · Must-see
• Casa del Fundador Gonzalo Suárez Rendón · fort · Boyacá · ~93 km · Must-see
• Checua · fort · Cundinamarca · ~144 km · Must-see
• La Media Luna · fort · Boyacá · ~3 km
• Hacienda de la Compañia Jesuita · fort · Boyacá · ~4 km
• La Antigua · fort · Boyacá · ~4 km
• Casa Berlín · fort · Boyacá · ~4 km
• Carita Sonriente · fort · Boyacá · ~4 km

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