A long windward mesa overlooking Bucaramanga with 2 launches that are top landing too. A large main LZ serves both sites below, with several alternative bailout landing areas. It's an excellent training site, featuring early morning and late afternoon sled rides for the novice pilot, mid morning thermic and XC flights, and afternoon dynamic ridge lift that transforms into glass-off conditions into sunset. Incredibly consistent conditions where you can practice kiting, top landing, and playing all day every day.


North side of Ruitoque
On a weekday you may have this epic site to yourself. On the weekends, get ready for empanadas and refreshments on launch with lots of spectators and tandem rides. Lay out on the giant grassy launch and ridge/thermal up with the birds showing the way.


South side of Ruitoque
This area of Mesa de los Santos has a long steep grade launch ending with a 2,000 ft vertical drop. Morning thermals take you to cloudbase opening up the possibility of crossing the canyon to the Chiflas (south) side.


Give yourself plenty of altitude to reach this LZ. It is known for its sink on low approaches. The hikes out are cross country conditions. Other obstacles include cows, horses, and RC aircraft. The runway is for the RC pilots so yield to them and head for the spot marked with the paraglider.


Barichara is a P4 site with potential to XC over this colonial town named “the most beautiful pueblo in Colombia”.  The views in the air over the Rio Suarez canyon and the town are spectacular. 
Excellent launch, thermal, XC and landing techniques are needed here in order to avoid retrieval at the bottom in a hot thorny field.  This another site to wait for the chulos to show you where it is! Launch mid morning and land before noon when it gets too hot and turbulent.


Preferably a top landing site. You can set up over the houses and top land here to save a retrieve. It is a long hot drive to the valley floor.


A flying paradise for every level of pilot.  Early morning sled rides of over 3800 vertical feet, landing next to the Chicamocha River.  Mid morning thermals and XC for more seasoned pilots.  4 launches…Pico de Aguilas and Tumba de Aleman on the Mesa de Los Santos side of the Canon.  Chiflas or Panachi launch at the the Parque Nacional de Chicamocha on the opposite side of the canyon.


Ease side of canyon
A great place to catch a morning flight or plan an XC back to the Mesa. A nice glide down to the river.


West side of canyon
This area of Mesa de los Santos has a long steep grade launch ending with a 2,000 ft vertical drop. Morning thermals take you to cloudbase opening up the possibility of crossing the canyon to the Panachi.


West side of canyon
This area of Mesa de los Santos has a long steep grade launch ending with a 2,000 ft vertical drop. Morning thermals take you to cloudbase opening up the possibility of crossing the canyon to the Panachi.


Plenty of room for setting up a final approach. Be ready for hot weather. It is 20 degrees F warmer on the river bed.