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El Brillante, San José

54🟢 Flyable today

Colombia · Takeoff 1715 m

Forecast next days

2026-10-0380

Día muy favorable para XC, base de cúmulos ~115 m, viento 3 km/h, con precipitación 4.1 mm, ¡atento a tormentas (CAPE alto)!.

Wind max: 3 km/h
Base: 115 m
CAPE: 1700
LI: -1.7
2026-10-0480

Día muy favorable para XC, base de cúmulos ~947 m, viento 6 km/h, con precipitación 0.8 mm, ¡atento a tormentas (CAPE alto)!.

Wind max: 6 km/h
Base: 947 m
CAPE: 1620
LI: -3.1
2026-10-0595

Día muy favorable para XC, base de cúmulos ~983 m, viento 7 km/h.

Wind max: 7 km/h
Base: 983 m
CAPE: 1070
LI: -3.7
2026-10-06100

Día muy favorable para XC, base de cúmulos ~561 m, viento 3 km/h, con precipitación 0.9 mm.

Wind max: 3 km/h
Base: 561 m
CAPE: 1410
LI: -5.0

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Takeoff description

Casa FLYT, known by the locals as El Brillante, is the mountain ridge take off positioned at the northern end of the Valle de Cauca in Colombia (one hour north of Pereira).

About this site

El Brillante, San José is a paragliding launch site in Colombia, near San Jose. Takeoff elevation is 1715 meters above sea level. It has a good thermal and XC score of 54/100. Check the daily forecast above for current flyability conditions including CAPE, lifted index, cloud base height, and wind speed.