Senderos de Alux, A Hidden Jewel

A Bridge in Senderos de Alux

Parque Ecologico Senderos de Alux is an ecological park deep in the forest near San Lucas Sacatepequez on  Km. 26.2 that brings many different activities for families, athletes, national and international tourists such as retreats, camping, religious activities, special events, seminars, conferences, birthday parties, weddings, advanced hiking trails, mountain biking, and famously is known for bird watching.

Not far from Antigua, this park contains several different levels of trails from leisurely walking to trails that promote cardiovascular endurance for athletes. There are several fun playground activities, giant swings,  natural slides, bridges, picnic area with BBQ pits where families can enjoy a day of grilling, an ecological theater, multipurpose room, campgrounds, waterfalls, and a museum that showcases archaeological finds, unique insects, and the different species of flora on grounds. 

The Cerro Alux is part of the "Cordillera del Cerro Alux Springs", which was declared a protected area by the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala by Decree No. 41-97, published in the Diario de Centro America on July 1, 1997 , which is under the administrative coordination of the National Council of Protected Areas CONAP, which provides guidelines for management and conservation of natural resources. In this regard the Alux Cordillera, is a provider of natural resources, especially water resources for part of the metropolitan area, particularly in municipalities of Guatemala, Villa Nueva and Mixco and San Lucas Sacatepequez Sacatepéquez Santiago and Magdalena Milpas Altas, department Sacatepéquez. Also, is related to the surface water and groundwater basins strategic, among which stands out the Villalobos River (one of the most densely populated watersheds and industry in Guatemala) and Amatitlán Lake.

According to Guate Tips, this mountain range is one of the nature reserves around the capital and has very few tracts of dense forests, both coniferous and broad-leaved and mixed forests. Capability Map Land Use of Guatemala, to interpret that 85% of these lands are not suitable for intensive development activities (agriculture and livestock) and less for urbanizarlas high risk for natural disasters cause variables and steep slopes, so it is considered appropriate to use it to the conservation of ecosystems for forest production and ecotourism which makes Senderos de Alux, a Hidden Jewel. 

Hours

Tuesday to Sunday 8:00 to 16:00 hrs

Price

Adults: Q.10.00

Children: Q.5.00

camping: Q.20.00 per night / per person

Contact
7873-1333
4518-7151

Directions
From Guatemala: Taking the Interamerican Highway west, turn right before reaching San Lucas Sacatepequez at Km 26.5, where you will see a sign Senderos de Alux park, follow the road to the park entrance is located at 1.8 km. from the road.

From Antigua:  Take the road to Guatemala and after passing the town of San Lucas Sacatepequez, use the retorno to go back and turn left at km. 26.5.