An eccentric version of all of Boyacá condensed into a single town makes for a quirky destination for tourists.
With the start of Semana Santa, The City Paper presents a listing of some of the cultural highlights taking place in the capital and colonial Villa de Leyva.
For many Holy Week means time on a beach or lounging poolside. But in Colombia, where the sacred and profane co-exist, Semana Santa is an opportunity to experience tradition.
Local activists recently closed El Cocuy mountain after a football was kicked around on an endangered glacier. Now many are wondering when, or if, this National Park will reopen.
Often overshadowed by the serene and colonial Villa de Leyva, Paipa is a nearby destination known for its hot healing springs and cold highland lake.
As one of the most emblematic colonial towns in all of Latin America, Villa de Leyva is a must-take trip into Colombia’s past.
If traveling the backwaters of Boyacá don’t miss Tibasosa’s feijoa festival, which celebrates this small green fruit.
Thousands of dead fish have been removed since Friday from Lake Sochagota near the Boyacá town of Paipa.
Every generation rediscovers its dinosaur past. In Colombia there are paleontological sites scattered across Tolima, Santander and Boyacá.
Colombia’s high altitude wetlands are home to rare herbs and medicinal plants used by communities for their curative elements.
Heading to Villa de Leyva? Catch an ancient music festival and an endurance BMX race by Andes Epic.
Cultural foods: Two restaurants in Bogotá turn tables in landmark spaces thanks to their take on Colombian cooking.
Why not take advantage of a day trip from Bogotá to explore Cundinamarca’s spiritual heartland?
Hemmed-in by orchards and olive groves, the colonial enclave of Villa de Leyva remains one of Colombia’s must see destinations.
The agrarian strike has deep roots in the agricultural heartland of Boyacá, and has affected the peace and tranquility of the department.
Big Picture. The colonial town of Monguí in the central Boyacá highlands was one of the first settlements in the Americas.