Colombia's Largest Tree Is So Big in Diameter, It Has Grown Pillars to Support Its Branches

What’s the biggest tree in the world? General Sherman is certainly at the top of contenders, but then look at this. In the depths of Colombia’s Caribbean region, there is a tree some mistakenly call ‘The Tree of Guacarí’, which was another enormous tree in the same area, rather similar in looks to the tree we are presenting now. That tree, otherwise called the Samán of Guacarí, used to feature on Colombian 500 peso coins in the 90s.

If you ever happen to travel to the Atlantic coast of Colombia, be sure to visit San Marcos and let yourself be embraced by the shadowy extremities of 'The Most Beautiful Tree in Colombia'. You will definitely see it from afar – about three kilometers before entering the Alejandría farm, you can get the first glimpse of the gigantic 'green mountain'. Protected by the branches of this tree, one feels small, but also enriched by its powerful energy. Let's hope it will stand for a long time to come.