{"id":2081,"date":"2026-08-27T14:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T19:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enciclaotours.com\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2026-09-07T15:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T20:48:51","slug":"cicloturismo-medellin-heliconia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enciclaotours.com\/en\/cicloturismo-medellin-heliconia\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedaling to Heliconia: an adventure through the history of Guaca salt"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2081\" class=\"elementor elementor-2081\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf79051 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf79051\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11aa44e7\" data-id=\"11aa44e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1deb9e2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_post_title\" data-id=\"1deb9e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_post_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-post-title jeg_module___6aa214257f893\" ><h1 class=\"post-title style-color \">Pedaleando hacia Heliconia: una aventura por la historia de la Sal de Guaca<\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-daa6033 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1f55a4 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_post_date\" data-id=\"6c1f55a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_post_date.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-post-date jeg_module__1_6aa2142580ffa\" ><p class=\"post-date \">August 27, 2026<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75cc8b81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75cc8b81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e0fd81\" data-id=\"0e0fd81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91dbefe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91dbefe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Las monta\u00f1as de Medell\u00edn cuentan historias que van m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del oro y el caf\u00e9. La pasi\u00f3n y los pedales nos llevan a descubrir Heliconia, Antioquia, donde la sal y las leyendas vivientes narran una parte de la cultura paisa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2941894 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2941894\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56de7de\" data-id=\"56de7de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba500a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ba500a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Heliconia y la historia de la Sal de Guaca<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67fdb75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67fdb75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isselectedend\">En medio de las monta\u00f1as de Antioquia se encuentra Heliconia, un municipio conocido antiguamente como Murgia o Guaca y cuya historia est\u00e1 profundamente ligada a la producci\u00f3n de sal. Durante a\u00f1os, las Salinas de Guaca fueron uno de los principales motores socioecon\u00f3micos de Heliconia y sus alrededores. La sal extra\u00edda de estas monta\u00f1as lleg\u00f3 a ser considerada el oro blanco de la \u00e9poca por su importancia para la econom\u00eda y la vida de la comunidad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-61ea58a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61ea58a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a63efa\" data-id=\"2a63efa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061ad06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"061ad06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">La Ruta de la Sal en bicicleta<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09385bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09385bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Pedalear la Ruta de la Sal es adentrarse en los secretos que guardan las monta\u00f1as de Antioquia y disfrutar la libertad que ofrecen los caminos sobre dos ruedas. Esta experiencia conecta Medell\u00edn con Heliconia, uno de los pueblos cerca de Medell\u00edn que conserva una relaci\u00f3n especial con la historia de la sal.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Entre caminos rurales y paisajes naturales conocer\u00e1s el proceso ancestral de la Sal de Guaca y descubrir\u00e1s c\u00f3mo la uni\u00f3n de la comunidad permiti\u00f3 recuperar las antiguas salinas. Sus ruinas y construcciones conservan la memoria de una actividad que fue fundamental para el desarrollo del municipio y que hoy forma parte de una experiencia agroindustrial aut\u00e9ntica.<\/p><p>M\u00e1s que una ruta en bicicleta, es una manera diferente de vivir el turismo en Antioquia: pedaleando con prop\u00f3sito, conect\u00e1ndote con la cultura local y descubriendo la riqueza natural e hist\u00f3rica de Heliconia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-452e47f\" data-id=\"452e47f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0bdc7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd0bdc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enciclaotours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ruta-de-la-sal-1-scaled-rsjm4o0eu6hkoo7jxchfup08yqh2osd79jkvnokhmo.webp\" title=\"ruta de la sal 1\" alt=\"Pareja feliz en la Ruta de la sal\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b20cd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b20cd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2306151\" data-id=\"2306151\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b41daba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b41daba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enciclaotours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ruta-de-la-sal-2-scaled-rsjm91xaz4916rgx70wzwsxcyxp2caf91m3hig5slk.webp\" title=\"ruta de la sal 2\" alt=\"dos personas en la ruta de la sal medellin\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9428850\" data-id=\"9428850\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58818fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58818fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">El Alto del Chuscal: ciclistas, arrier\u00eda y monta\u00f1a<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560d605 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"560d605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Desde el parque principal del corregimiento de San Antonio de Prado, en Medell\u00edn, se abre un camino marcado por la historia de la arrier\u00eda. Tambi\u00e9n es reconocido como un puerto de monta\u00f1a que diariamente recibe a m\u00e1s de 500 ciclistas, quienes se dan cita en este lugar a 2.342 metros sobre el nivel del mar.<\/p>\n<p>Se trata del m\u00edtico Alto del Chuscal, un sitio de partida hacia los municipios de Heliconia y Armenia Mantequilla, pero tambi\u00e9n un punto de encuentro e hidrataci\u00f3n para los ciclistas que realizan un ascenso de 9 km desde el parque principal de San Antonio de Prado o de 14 km desde el parque principal de Heliconia, Antioquia.<\/p>\n<p>Sin embargo, el lugar no est\u00e1 marcado \u00fanicamente por las llantas y los pedales que conforman una bicicleta, sino tambi\u00e9n por las mulas y yeguas cargadas de caf\u00e9 con las que los campesinos arrieros han transitado estas tierras y movido su econom\u00eda. A partir de ah\u00ed, nuestras bielas descienden entre surcos y verdes paisajes, donde las monta\u00f1as reflejan la grandeza de su creador.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a9d7e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"58a9d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe \n  src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbS_TCqRpKe\/embed\/captioned\/\" \n  width=\"200\" \n  height=\"500\" \n  frameborder=\"0\" \n  scrolling=\"no\" \n  allowtransparency=\"true\"\n  style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\">\n<\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Un recorrido en bicicleta hacia Heliconia para conocer la historia de la Sal de Guaca, sus 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