Cerros de Mavecure, Sacred mountain formation in Guainía, Colombia

Cerros de Mavecure consists of three granite peaks rising from tropical forest near the Inírida River, with varying elevations that create a striking geological formation. These summits stand out distinctly against the flat forest landscape of the surrounding region.

The hills are part of the Guiana Shield, a Precambrian basement formation. Their rocks are described as deformed igneous porphyritic rock. The first recorded ascent of Cerro Pajarito was a 1992 expedition from Santander; in February 2015 Colombian mountaineers Jimmy Fabián Sánchez, Natalia Espitia and Gustavo Mora Galeano climbed it a second time.

The name Mavecure comes from the blowgun, the weapon natives used to catch prey, and the peaks are sacred to several ethnic groups of the Inírida basin. They lie within the Puinave reserve of El Remanso, whose people live in scattered villages. The three hills appear on the Guainía department's coat of arms.

Access is by speedboat along the Inírida River from Puerto Inírida, requiring several hours of travel. Plan your visit during the dry season when river conditions are safer and more comfortable for the journey.

In February 2015, Colombians Jimmy Fabián Sánchez, Natalia Espitia and Gustavo Mora Galeano made only the second recorded ascent of Cerro Pajarito, after a Santander expedition in 1992. The earlier team needed two days to climb it; the 2015 group reached the summit and returned the same day.