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Finca Hostal Bolívar · Minca, Sierra Nevada

Two houses.A world apart.

Between Minca’s river and sky.

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  • Private river access
  • Viewpoint facing the Caribbean
A person standing on a rock at the private viewpoint looks out over Sierra Nevada foothills lit by golden-hour sun.
the viewpoint, up top
At night, guests and a white dog sit around a campfire on the grass; the small Bar Bolívar glows behind them.
fireside nights · 2024
Yellow facade with blue glass-block windows, tiled roof and a green lawn.
below, the river house

Photos and video published by the finca (Instagram @fincahostalbolivar and its listings) · illustrated landscape, not a map

Choose your altitude

Upstairs or down?

One finca, two houses with characters of their own. Both share the river, the viewpoint and the paths; what changes is what you wake up to.

Covered terrace with hammocks and a long table facing the valley.
Garden with a stone fountain, purple-leaved plants and agaves in front of the main house, with white walls and reddish timber doors.

Upstairs

Casa Quinta

Upstairs: the old main house, the viewpoint and the horizon.

  • The finca’s main house, about 70 years old
  • Terrace with hammocks and a long table facing the valley
  • The private viewpoint, for sunset
  • Lounge, kitchen and corners to work in

Double · twin · small dorm — or the whole house, up to 10

Meet Casa Quinta
Casa Maracuyá’s yellow house with its bamboo roof.
The yellow house on stilts with its bamboo roof, seen from below through big leaves.

Downstairs

Casa Maracuyá

Downstairs: the river, the timber deck and slow mornings.

  • By the Gaira river, with private access to the water
  • Timber deck overlooking the river
  • A well-equipped shared kitchen
  • Hammocks and a fire-and-grill shed

2 doubles with balcony · 6-bed dorm — or the whole house, up to 10

Meet Casa Maracuyá

A vertical portrait of the finca

Down below, the river. Up top, the horizon.

Climb the finca as you scroll: from the water to the yellow house, up the path through the mango trees, to the old main house and the viewpoint. Tap a house to see what it really offers.

  1. Stop 1/6 · the river

    The river, right at the bottom

    The finca has its own access to the Gaira river — locals often call it the Minca river: big boulders, cold Sierra water and shade. After heavy rain it rises fast; ask before you swim.

    River water flowing around a big boulder, in a long-exposure photo.

  2. Stop 2/6 · Casa Maracuyá

    Casa Maracuyá

    The yellow house on stilts with a bamboo roof: two doubles with balconies, a six-bed dorm, a shared kitchen, hammocks and a timber deck over the river. To one side, the choza with its fire; a little further on, Casa Mango, a single twin room.

    The yellow house on stilts with its bamboo roof, seen from below through big leaves.

  3. Stop 3/6 · the climb

    The climb, through mango and bamboo

    The path climbs hard. The finca estimates 7 to 10 minutes on foot from the entrance; with luggage take a mototaxi, and at night bring a torch. It’s a workout — forgotten once you’re up there.

  4. Stop 4/6 · Casa Quinta

    Casa Quinta

    The old main house, about seventy years old: white walls, clay tiles and reddish doors. Three rooms with their own bathrooms, a kitchen, a lounge, corners to work in and a hammock terrace facing the valley.

    Garden with a stone fountain, purple-leaved plants and agaves in front of the main house, with white walls and reddish timber doors.

  5. Stop 5/6 · the viewpoint

    The private viewpoint

    At the top of the finca, a rock to watch the afternoon fall. “Our private viewpoint opens up the horizon,” the finca wrote: the view opens towards Santa Marta and the sea.

    A person standing on a rock at the private viewpoint looks out over Sierra Nevada foothills lit by golden-hour sun.

  6. Stop 6/6 · the Caribbean

    Far off, Santa Marta and the Caribbean

    The line of the sea on the horizon. Minca sits at about 600 metres; the coast is roughly 45 minutes to an hour away by car, traffic depending.

Conceptual illustration of the finca: not a map, and not real directions. Ask for directions on WhatsApp.

Gaira riverThe chozaThe climbViewpointSanta Marta
The yellow house on stilts with its bamboo roof, seen from below through big leaves.

Downstairs

Casa Maracuyá

The yellow house on the lower grounds, “located directly on the Rio Gaira”, as the finca puts it. Two double rooms with bathroom and balcony, a six-bed dorm with its own bathroom, a well-equipped shared kitchen, hammocks and a timber deck overlooking the river. The private river access is a few steps away.

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The white, tile-roofed main house at the end of a brick path between agaves, mountains behind.

Upstairs

Casa Quinta

The finca’s main house — about seventy years old, by the finca’s own account — at the top of the grounds. Three rooms, each with its own bathroom; a terrace with hammocks and a long table facing the valley; a lounge, a shared kitchen and corners to work in. Higher still, the finca’s private viewpoint, looking towards Santa Marta and the Caribbean Sea.

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Casa Mango’s facade with its name painted on the wall, an arched doorway and a tiled roof.

Downstairs

Casa Mango

On the lowest part of the finca, right on the road to Pozo Azul, Casa Mango offers a private room with two single beds, a personal fan, towels and a view of the forest. It has its own tourism registration and is booked separately.

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The finca in motion

Nine scenes, all of them real.

Cuts from the videos and photos the finca has posted: the upstairs garden, the hammocks, monkeys in the canopy, the river and the fire. Nothing generated, nothing from elsewhere.

  1. Brick path between agaves towards the main house.
    01Upstairs: Casa Quinta’s gardenfinca video · Dec 2022 · Instagram

Where to sleep

Eight ways to stay.

Private rooms, dorm beds or a whole house for your group. Every photo was published by the finca, on its Instagram or its listings.

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No made-up prices: the finca replies with the rate for your dates.

River water running between rocks, with the original “Acceso privado al río” caption.

Downstairs

The river.

Casa Maracuyá sits on the Gaira river, and the finca has its own way down to the water: pools between big boulders, cold water from the Sierra, the shade of tall trees and a choza with a fire on the bank.

The river rises fast after heavy rain upstream, even if it’s dry where you are. Ask before swimming and stay out when it’s high.

The river house
A person standing on a rock at the private viewpoint looks out over Sierra Nevada foothills lit by golden-hour sun.

Upstairs

The horizon.

At the top of the finca is the private viewpoint: a rock to watch the afternoon paint the Sierra’s ridges, with the view open towards Santa Marta and the sea. Casa Quinta, just below, has a hammock terrace to keep looking.

For the way back after sunset, bring a torch.

The upstairs house

Fire and kitchen

Jungle days, nights of conversation.

Life here gathers around the fire and the shared kitchen. There’s no party every night: there’s lingering after dinner, someone with a guitar now and then and, when the wood burns down, the sound of the river.

  1. 2020Sancocho in the riverside choza, with stick bread by the fire.
  2. 202120 July with charcuterie and live music at the lower house.
  3. 2022Weekends of smoked ham and ribs.
  4. 2024Bar Bolívar opens at Casa Quinta, with a fire and a guitar.

Moments the finca shared on Instagram. They are not scheduled events or a current menu: ask what’s on during your dates.

Life on the finca
At night, guests and a white dog sit around a campfire on the grass; the small Bar Bolívar glows behind them.
Bar Bolívar, Feb 2024
Under the palm-thatch roof of a riverside hut, a pot of sancocho simmers over firewood while guests talk by lantern light.
the choza, 2020
Bread dough wrapped on sticks roasting beside a pot over the embers.
stick bread
Covered terrace with a long rustic timber table, a lantern, woven chairs and two hammocks; the green valley and mountains beyond.
Common room with a red wall, a round timber table with an open laptop, a hammock, pendant lamps and a wall-mounted TV.

the office, Casa Quinta edition

Working from Minca

Your desk has a new view.

In 2022 the finca introduced Casa Quinta as its “Coworking Lodge”: the quiet upstairs house, with spaces to work and the view wide open. What we can promise is calm; the connection is best confirmed for your dates.

  • Wi‑Fi in the houses. The finca advertises it as fast; we publish no figures: ask for a recent test before you come.
  • A long table on the terrace, a round table in the lounge and hammock corners to think in.
  • A shared kitchen to cook on your own clock, no restaurant hours.
  • For weeks or months, ask about longer-stay terms.
Work & longer stays

Caring for the place

Small things, done well.

No green speeches: this is what the finca has done and shared, with dates.

  1. A guest fills a reusable bottle at the filtered-water dispenser, beside a yellow wall and a timber walkway.

    2023

    Filtered water, less plastic

    The finca installed a reverse-osmosis system so guests refill bottles instead of buying bottled water, and launched its own reusable bottles.

    Source: the finca’s Instagram
  2. A pink bin made from recycled materials, painted with “Reduce, reuse, recycle”, standing on a timber pallet.

    2022

    “The beautiful pink can”

    A bin made with 95% recycled materials, per the finca, for sorting waste under the old motto: reduce, reuse, recycle.

    Source: the finca’s Instagram

  3. 2024–25

    Minca Pura sin Basura

    The finca appears among the monthly contributors to this community anti-litter initiative in Minca, according to posts it was tagged in.

    Source: the finca’s Instagram

Beyond the finca

Minca, on foot and by mototaxi.

Pools, waterfalls, mountain coffee and endemic birds close by. These are other people’s places: we tell you what we know and how to prepare.

  1. Lám. 01

    Pozo Azul

    Natural pools upriver

    A string of pools and small falls on the same river, just outside the village. It’s Minca’s classic swim, so go early: in high season, at weekends and on holidays it gets busy.

    Morning Easy

  2. Lám. 02

    Finca La Victoria

    Coffee since 1892, and birds

    A historic coffee estate above the village offering a coffee tour, birdwatching, a bistro and a shop. It’s an independent business: you book directly with them.

    Morning Easy

  3. Lám. 03

    Marinka waterfalls

    Falls and pools, uphill

    A privately run waterfall complex with swimming pools, giant hammocks and food, up the dirt road from the village. A good morning, paired with a coffee farm.

    Morning Moderate

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What guests say

Views, hammocks, kitchens and a proper climb.

  • “Bit of a hike up the hill (20 mins) to get to the property but the views and sunset are worth it!”

    Kirsty · Irlanda / Ireland · Casa Quinta · Hostelworld, July 2026

  • “The kitchen is fully stocked and the patio with hammocks is a nice place to relax.”

    Syrsha · EE. UU. / USA · Casa Maracuyá · Hostelworld, February 2025

  • “A great kitchen and lots of communal space to hang out in!”

    Florian · Alemania / Germany · Casa Quinta · Hostelworld, July 2026

  • “A nice kitchen that opens up to a little patio with a view of the river.”

    Anonymous guest · Sweden · Casa Maracuyá · Hostelworld, February 2025

Awards from previous years

Annual distinctions the finca itself published on Instagram. They belong to their year; they are not today’s score.

  1. 202110.0Hostelworld · Customer RatingsCasa Maracuyá
  2. 20229,6Booking.com · Traveller Review AwardsCasa Maracuyá
  3. 20229.9Hostelworld · Customer RatingsCasa Quinta
  4. 20239.8Hostelworld · Customer RatingsCasa Maracuyá

Read current reviews — good and less good — straight on each site: Casa Quinta · Hostelworld, Casa Quinta · Booking.com, Casa Maracuyá · Hostelworld, Casa Maracuyá · Booking.com, Casa Mango · Hostelworld, Casa Mango · Booking.com.

Before you arrive

Arriving well is part of the trip.

  1. 1

    Bring cash

    There’s no ATM in Minca and few places take cards. The finca’s listings mention a 6% card surcharge: confirm it when you book.

  2. 2

    Arrive in daylight

    Check-in 15:00–20:00; reception 08:00–20:00. After 8 pm arrival isn’t guaranteed: tell us in advance if you’ll be late.

  3. 3

    Casa Quinta: ride up

    The climb to the upstairs house is steep. With luggage, take a mototaxi from the village to the door.

  4. 4

    Message us first

    We’ll send your house’s exact location and how to get in. The houses have different entrances.

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A team member in a Finca Bolívar T-shirt smiles holding a tray of eggs, bread, orange juice and coffee; the bar and a dog lying down behind her.

the finca team, 2023

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