Sogamoso, Boyaca

expatriate says on May 24, 2005, 11:56:

I've been there Small town girls are nice, and probably dream of getting out of there.

I've been there during December last year when the Christmas lights were up. I was on a tour of Boyaca state, and Sogamoso seemed like a pleasant, small, colonial town. It's fairly high up, so the weather is chilly at night. Since I was on a tour, all I can say is "must sees" would be the church, other small colonial towns such as La Tota, Tunja, Villa de Leyva, Boyacense, Aquitania and Tibasosa, and some lakes in the general area such as La Tota Lake, plus the monument to the 'Pantano de Vargas' independence battle, Monument to the Battle of Boyaca, and Sogamoso's own Sun Museum.

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carter says on May 24, 2005, 16:05:

Sogamosa I don't really rate it as the nicest city Ive visited and if it wasn't for friends living there I probably wouldn't have stopped off.

The small town of Mongui not to far north is really nice, but Im sure your friend will be able tell you where to visit.

Sogamosa is industrial and I didn't see any really nice points of interest in the town itself. I wouldn't call it a small town rather a small city.

The people I met though were really friendly

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webmanco says on May 24, 2005, 16:36:

Boyaca Tunja , Sogamoso and Duitama are the main cities of Boyaca. Other places to visitit are Paipa famous for its almojabanas and cheese, Tibasosa known as the land of "La Freijoa", a delicious fruit, Moniquirá,
Raquira good handcraft items and colofull small town, Nobsa known for good yarn clothes, if you go in a particular car from Bogotá to Boyaca, ask to stop at ventaquemada and try the delicious arepa boyacence.

Villa de Leyva is a beautiful colonial town, is a must, house of the Instituto Humboldt

La Sierra Nevada del Cocuy is part also of Boyaca,



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aaronfromus says on May 27, 2005, 07:49:

Sogamoso this Summer I want to thank you guys for the great responses. Sogamoso sounds and looks like a very charming place. I like a small town/city atmosphere as well as some colonial architecture. I also know that some places are friendlier than others, so it is nice to hear someone say that the people there are really friendly.

Webmanco, I want to thank you for all the website links. Very cool. You seem to be very familiar with Boyaca overall. Also, I have heard of the Freijoa before, although I've never seen one. My colombiana mentioned that one day her family got 3 baskets full of them.

Carter, I'm not too worried about the niceness of Sogamoso when compared with other places. I'm a pretty laid back person and think I would actually enjoy a place off the beaten path. I'm looking forward to meeting some of those friendly people you're talking about.


Expatriate, I love that spanish architecture, and I'm going to talk to her about visiting some of those places. Also, I agree, small town girls are nice. Her family seems very down to earth and I appreciate a lot of their traditional ways of doing things.

On a side note, you mentioned a lot of the girls there are probably dreaming of getting out of there. I think your right, and I have thought a lot about that. Because, obviously, why should I waste my time and energy getting to know a person who views me as expendible, as just another ticket out of there. But, while it is not possible to know what is actually in a person's heart, I think I have at least two signs of her good intentions toward me.
The first sign deals with english. She doesn't know it yet.
The second sign deals with her family and city. She would love to be able to continue living close to her family and in her home town.

Thanks again,

Aaron

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