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Colombia This picture shows Looking over Embalse del Peñol from the top of El Peñón. It was taken on a travel to El Peñol, Colombia, Central&South America. It is one of the 8138 of travel photographs you can find on Traveladventures.org. You can click on the picture to see more pictures of El Peñol. You can also send it as a free electronic postcard or download it for free, by following the links under the picture. Alternatively, you can follow the tags under the picture to find other travel pictures of a particular theme, or switch to another language. Enjoy your travel with pictures from all over the world! Show on map Locate El Peñón de Guatapé on map Other languages: \| \| \| \| Categories Architecture Art Bridges City & Cityscape Coastline Culture & Religion Doors & Windows Events History Landscape Nature People Transportation Various	Picture of Looking over Embalse del Peñol from the top of El Peñón (El Peñol, Colombia) View over Embalse del Peñol from the top of the Peñón rock formation Send image of Looking over Embalse del Peñol from the top of El Peñón as a free postcard Download picture of Looking over Embalse del Peñol from the top of El Peñón Purchase Looking over Embalse del Peñol from the top of El Peñón (Colombia) Once I saw El Peñón from a distance, I could not get my eyes off this gigantic rock formation defining the surrounding landscape; the rock was begging to be climbed. I had to take a buseta and a shared taxi from Rionegro to reach El Peñol, the small town in the Antioquia district. Once there, I waited at the busy bus stand, watching men and boys play games and listening to the shouting men desperately trying to find passengers for their buses. Soon, I could get into the back of a jeep and was on my way to that big stone. All the while, I was trying to get my first glimpse of the rock, and once I did, I could not take my eyes off it. In the middle of a friendly landscape with rolling hills, curving roads and small bodies of water, El Peñón as it is correctly called, seems like an alien addition to the environment it stands in. It reminded me of the Sugar Loaf mountain in Rio de Janeiro, although El Peñón is smaller. Read more about: El Peñón de Guatapé Tags for this picture: \| \| \| \| blue purple Central&South America Europe clouds thunderstorm Colombia United Kingdom El Peñón de Guatapé Venice Beach El Peñol Axum green silver island rock panorama sand dune white yellow
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