Destination · Meta · Casanare · Eastern plains, below the Andes
Los Llanos
Open plains, working horsemen, and the widest skies in Colombia
One of ten destinations Muisca™ Travel & Events operates across Colombia.
| Department | Meta · Casanare · Eastern plains, below the Andes |
|---|---|
| Population | 584,389 Villavicencio, 2025 projection [DANE 2025] |
| Domestic routes | Bogotá to Villavicencio and to Yopal [FlightConnections 2026] |
| Airport | Vanguardia (VVC), 10 minutes from Villavicencio; El Alcaraván (EYP) serves Yopal and Casanare [FlightConnections 2026] |
| From Bogotá | About 45 min by air; 86 km, about 3 h by road [El Tiempo 2026] |
| Best season | December to March on the plains; Caño Cristales from late May to early December |
The figures · every number carries its source
Los Llanos, in figures
- 317,862 Airport passengers · El Alcaraván, Yopal, the gateway to the Casanare ranches [Aerocivil 2023]
- 6,188 Hotel rooms · in 313 registered establishments in Villavicencio [MinCIT RNT 2025]
- 629,280 ha national park Designation · Sierra de La Macarena, home of Caño Cristales [Parques Nacionales 1989]
- Meta 1,156,405 · Casanare 473,165 Metropolitan area · the two departments [DANE 2025]
A working hato in Casanare: the group rides with the llaneros at dawn, sees capybara and caiman by the thousand, and eats what the ranch produces.
Villavicencio’s two convention hotels take a 120-guest leadership meeting 45 minutes from Bogotá, with the plains as the afternoon.
Joropo danced on a ranch floor, meat over an open fire, a sky with no city under it: the register is authenticity, and it cannot be staged elsewhere.
Connectivity
Domestic: Bogotá, to Villavicencio, Bogotá, to Yopal, Bogotá, to La Macarena (Caño Cristales). [FlightConnections] [Parques Nacionales]
Villavicencio is 86 km from Bogotá by the Vía al Llano, about three hours by road or 45 minutes by air; the Casanare ranches are reached through Yopal. Caño Cristales opens from late May to early December.
Key hotels · rooms
GHL Grand Villavicencio Hotel y Centro de Convenciones 136 · Estelar Villavicencio Hotel & Centro de Convenciones 127 · Hotel del Llano 115 · Hato La Aurora, Ecolodge Juan Solito 14 [GHL] [Estelar] [Hotel del Llano] [Colombia Oculta]
Sources: DANE, Proyecciones de población municipal 2018–2042 (serie actualizada 30 jul 2025, base CNPV 2018) · DANE, Proyecciones de población departamental 2018–2050 (serie actualizada 30 jul 2025) · Alcaldía de Villavicencio, Información del municipio · MinCIT, Registro Nacional de Turismo (open data, datos.gov.co), active accommodation in Villavicencio, 2025 · Aerocivil airport ranking 2023 (Yopal), reported by Semana · FlightConnections, Bogotá–Villavicencio schedule · El Tiempo, the Bogotá–Villavicencio road (Coviandina concession) · Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia, PNN Sierra de La Macarena and Caño Cristales · Parques Nacionales Naturales, Caño Cristales season opening (2026) · GHL Grand Villavicencio Hotel y Centro de Convenciones · Estelar Villavicencio Hotel & Centro de Convenciones · Hotel del Llano, Villavicencio · Hato La Aurora, Ecolodge Juan Solito, Casanare. accessed 2026-09-11.
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