The Unknown Colombia - Adventures and Travels of El Indio Andino

  Corrales is less than an hour away from Monguí and this is one of the most beautiful towns in the Sugamuxi province of Boyacá. This place has won the award for the most beautiful lights of Christmas for a long time. The town sits on the bank of the mighty Chicamocha river that eventually flows through the Chicamocha canyon in Santander department, forming the 2nd largest canyon of the world. Corrales is just about an hour from Sogamoso and the roads are good. To reach Corrales from Duitama , my suggestion would be to take the route to Nobsa and proceed through Sogamoso’s outskirts to reach this beautiful town. This town grows onions, corn and potatoes. This town is every bit contrasty to Monguí’s colonial set up. The white and green painted walls and windows give way to white and brown and in some cases white and black painted walls and windows. These are equally impressive if not more beautiful. This town has a very pretty church that stands tall dominates the skyline of the...

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...