La Union: Parque de la Uva and Iglesia La Ermita

La Union offers two distinct local points of interest for planning your trip: a park themed around wine growing and a centuries-old church. Whether you would rather focus on cultivation and other park features or on a historic building can depend on your interests.

Wine Growing and Other Park Features

At Parque de la Uva, visitors can explore paths through the different stages of grape cultivation. The paths give wine growing a specific thematic place in the park: several stages of cultivation are the focus. If you are interested in this agricultural aspect, exploring the paths provides a clear focus for planning your visit. This lets you distinguish this aspect from the park’s other features.

Parque de la Uva also includes a lake, a zoo, and a canopy station that runs over the vineyards. In addition to the paths through the stages of cultivation, there are other, varied features in the park. The paths and the canopy station are specifically different: the former run through stages of cultivation, while the latter goes over the vineyards. Check which individual activities are currently available before your visit.

Location of Parque Nacional de la Uva

Parque Nacional de la Uva covers 29 hectares and is located in eastern La Union, in the department of Valle del Cauca. It is at kilometer 1 of the road from La Union to La Victoria. This information helps with orientation in different ways: 29 hectares describes the area, the cardinal direction locates the park within La Union, and the road reference gives a specific landmark. To find it on a map, you can use the park name, its location in the east, and the road to La Victoria together.

Iglesia La Ermita and Its Name

Iglesia La Ermita is a centuries-old church. A municipal tourism inventory covering the period from 2015 to 2020 lists it as Nuestra Señora de las Lajas. You may therefore encounter both the name Iglesia La Ermita and the name used in the inventory for this church. If you include this historic church in your trip plans, it is helpful to recognize both names.

Points to Consider When Planning Your Trip

The park and the church differ in their thematic breadth. Parque de la Uva brings together paths through stages of cultivation and other park features, while Iglesia La Ermita relates to a single centuries-old church building. When making your choice, consider whether several aspects of the park or a historic church are more in line with your travel interests. In brief: the park focuses on wine growing and a range of features, while the church is notable for its centuries-old history and the name listed in the inventory.

Discover more destinations: La Victoria, La Cumbre, Buenaventura, Caicedonia, Cartago, Potrerito, Calima, Rozo.

For the broader travel overview: Valle Del Cauca.