The Unknown Colombia - Tundama Territory

The road to the Andean highlands The highway from Bogotá that goes to the north called the Avenida de los libertadores is more popularly known as the Autopista Norte . This highway takes you to the Andean heartlands in Cundinamarca, Boyacá and beyond. The road after crossing the peaje de los andes is a well laid 6 lane road till about Sopó . After Sopó the road becomes a 4 laned road that goes all the way till Duitama. The road takes you to some of the most beautiful landscape and towns in the region. The traffic along the Autopista Norte Towards Sogamoso Beyond Duitama , further inside Boyacá the roads are still well maintained for the most parts, however are 2 lane roads. From Duitama, there are 2 main roads to reach Sogamoso, the capital of the Sugamuxi province of Boyacá. The first one is through Tibasosa and the second one is through Nobsa . Tibasosa, is the focus of this post. Escape travel recommendation Whenever you plan to travel outside Bogotá, my recommendation will always b...

Colombia’s geography Colombia’s geography is dominated by 5 main natural regions Andean region Pacific region Carribean region Orinoquia region Amazon region Andes Region Of this, the most populated regions are the Andean and the Carribean regions. Of the top 10 populated cities of Colombia, 7 of them are in the Andean region. So imagine the dominance of this region culturally and politically. The Andes region comprises 3 parallel mountain ranges - Cordilleras Orientales, Cordilleras Central and Cordilleras Occidental, simply translated as the Eastern Andes, Central Andes and the Western Andes.  Coffee Axis One sub-region in Andes natural region is the eje cafetero or the coffee axis region. Politically this comprises the 3 beautiful departments of Quindío , Risaralda and Caldas . There is so much coffee all around and in the culture that this is a part of the world heritage site called The Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia. For the record, a lot more departments produce coffe...