Travel to a new small town and learn about its colonial architecture

Hi guys, I had time without posting since it is difficult to do it when you are working hard daily but I will continue to make time to tell you about my adventures and events. This time I met a town near Bogotá Colombia called facatativá, this is on the road to Medellín but only 30 minutes or an hour from Bogotá.

I had a short trip to this area for migratory issues but I did not miss the opportunity to document a bit of its architecture and share it with you. My reaction upon arrival was to compare facatativá with my hometown, call San Felipe Venezuela since the urban level is between colonial and very little modern, also because of the low typology of the city's buildings in a green context full of very striking hills. Also a city full of nature and therefore there is flora and fauna that is extinct in other parts of Colombia.
It was very comfortable to feel the climate of this city since being higher than the level at 2586 meters above sea level, its winds are colder and it can reach an approximate height of 3200 meters above sea level. The average annual temperature is 13 degrees but there are seasons when it can drop to 0 degrees Celsius at night and 22 degrees Celsius during the day.

Without a doubt, as you will see in the photograph, the style that predominates in the city is the colonial style since this city was populated many years ago and later it was by the Spanish since it stands out as an agricultural city. In addition, the removal predominates in the central area where the main square and government buildings are located, in which they are organized with an orthogonal plot at the urban level and order the power buildings and then the rest of the population, important where colonial characteristics are clearly seen, such as the tile roofs, the vertical wooden windows, the quite high doors with wood and iron detail, the small balconies full of wooden details characteristic of the colonial.
Another detail that you do not notice is that in several places in the city the sidewalk has adequate proportions for the pedestrian And these are covered, although sometimes the streets are also covered with what I speculate could be some type of adobe, since in Bogotá and in this region you see a lot of contractions with old adobe walls, which are small prefabricated blocks made of different materials and techniques, usually resembles clay, water and maybe other additives

Another point of my perception is the social aspect. For better or for worse, a stereotype of people was forged in my life in which I must be, let's say, alert in the sense that it can create insecurity in me for perhaps being a person who can affect me in some way, for better or for worse, this city. It reminded me of that instinct that forms where they come from, because I saw innumerable people when I went to my destination which gave me this feeling of being aware of them, that which is a prejudice and I do not know them enough to brand them in a bad way but I prefer safe than sorry
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Hola chicos tenía tiempo sin publicar ya que es difícil hacerla cuando se está trabajando duro diariamente pero seguiré sacando tiempo para contarles nuevas de mis aventuras y sucesos. En esta oportunidad conocí un pueblo en las cercanías de Bogotá Colombia llamado facatativá, este se encuentra en la vía hacia Medellín pero solo a 30 minutos o una hora aproximadamente desde Bogotá.

Tuve un pequeño viaje a esta área por temas migratorios pero no perdí la oportunidad para documentar un poco de su arquitectura y compartirla con ustedes.Mi reacción al llegar fue comparar facatativá con mi ciudad natal llamar a San Felipe Venezuela ya que el nivel urbano es entre colonial y muy poco moderno, también por la tipología poco elevada de las construcciones de la ciudad en un contexto verde lleno de cerros muy llamativos. También una ciudad llena de naturaleza y por ello se encuentra flora y fauna qué está extinta en otras partes de Colombia.
Fue muy confortable sentir el clima de esta ciudad ya que al estar más elevada del nivel en 2586 metros sobre nivel del mar, sus vientos son más fríos y puede llegar a una altura aproximada en un asociado de 3200 metros sobre el nivel del mar. La temperatura media anual es de 13 grados pero hay temporadas en qué puede bajar a 0 grados centígrados en la noche y 22 grados centígrados en el día.

Sin duda como verán en la fotografía el estilo que predomina en la ciudad es el estilo colonial ya que esta ciudad fue poblada hace muchísimos años y posteriormente fue por los españoles ya que se destaca como una ciudad agrícola. Además predomina la quita tura en el casco central dónde está la plaza principal y edificios gubernamentales en qué se organizan con trama ortogonal a nivel urbano y ordena los edificio de poder y luego lo demás de la población, importantes en donde se ve claramente características coloniales cómo los techos de teja, las ventanas de madera verticales, la puertas bastante altas con madera y detalle de hierro, Los balcones de poca dimensión llenos de detalles de madera característica de la coloniales.
Otro detalle que no te es que en varios lugares de la ciudad la acera tiene proporciones adecuadas para el peatón Y estás están revestidas aunque a veces también lo están las calles de lo que espéculo qué puede ser algún tipo de adobe, ya que en Bogotá y en esta región se ve mucho la contracciones con paredes viejas de adobe, lo cual es pequeños bloques prefabricados hechos de distintos materiales y técnicas normalmente se asemeja con la arcilla el agua y puede que otros aditivos

Otro punto de mi percepción es el aspecto social. para bien o para mal en mi vida se forjó un estereotipo de personas en el cual debo estar digamos que alerta en el sentido que me puede crear inseguridad por quizás ser una persona que me puede afectar en algún sentido, para bien o para mal esta ciudad me recordó ese instinto que forme de donde provengan, porque vi a innumerables personas cuando iba a mi destino las cuales me daban está sensación de estar pendiente ante ellas, ese qué es un prejuicio y no las conozco como para tildar las de mala manera pero prefiero prevenir que lamentar

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All of Latin America has in its small towns that beautiful typical colonial architecture that the Spanish left us and that refuses to die, you always find details such as the balconies and their facades, it is very pleasing to the eye.

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I do love colonial architecture. In Phuket, Thailand my home we have some very classic examples of early 20th century Sino Portuguese architecture in much of the capital. I have been inspired to ry to emulate this on some of my home and villa designs over the years.

how interesting I would like to see more of those works that you mention so if it is possible to show a little

That's a beautiful city with mountain backdrop.
Keep sharing and have a great week ahead!

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You're most welcome @feiderman. Cheers! 😀

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