Experiencing Boyacá ~ Tunja, Paipa, Tibasosa, Duitama, Nobsa & Monguí & Sogamoso

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DUITAMA ~ Pueblito BoyacenseIMG_2205 IMG_2206 IMG_2208IMG_2207 IMG_2224 IMG_2211IMG_2219 IMG_2223 IMG_2222IMG_2203 IMG_2218 IMG_2216 IMG_2215IMG_2225 IMG_2226 IMG_2227 IMG_2228 IMG_2230 IMG_2233 IMG_2235COWFISH:  Our favorite place to eat in DUITAMA!IMG_2333 NOBSA
A sheep, dressed in a jersey in the colours of the Colombian national soccer team, grazes on grass during an exhibition, prior to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, in Nobsa, June 1, 2014. The sheep is named Falcao, after the Colombian player. REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez (COLOMBIA - Tags: SPORT SOCCER SOCIETY ANIMALS WORLD CUP TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)A shepherd dressed his animals in jerseys of Colombia’s national soccer team before a Colombia vs. Brazil soccer sheep match in Nobsa, Colombia,  The match was part of the International Poncho Day, celebrated every year in this region of central Colombian where local craftsmen make sheep wool ponchos using ancestral techniques. This sheep is named Falcao, after a Colombian player Radamel Falco.
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Ruanas are making a comeback. Not the sort of comeback you might expect from platform shoes, but rather a major leap from being a 15th century Muisca garment which fell from grace, to its present claim to a righteous place in modern fashion. 
IMG_2213nobsa-ruanas97315407 Nobsa Venta de RuanasLet’s be clear,  It’s a ruana, not a poncho. Think of it as the cold weather cousin of the poncho, which is mostly worn in Mexico and warmer regions of the Andes. The ruana is a square and thick virgin wool piece of fabric, with a hole in the middle, from which your head sticks out, leaving your upper body covered and warm. If needed, the ruana can play the part of a blanket, a pillow or small cushion.IMG_2245IMG_2239 IMG_2240 IMG_2244IMG_2242IMG_2247IMG_2248IMG_2249IMG_2250IMG_2251SOGAMOSO:  The Sacred City of the Sun
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The Archaeological Museum of Sogamoso preserves the majority of what remains from the Muiscan culture. Inside the museum are Muiscan mummies, clothing, pottery, jewelry, three real shrunken heads, and a large diversity of artifacts related to the Muiscan and other Colombian indigenous cultures. Outside there are ethnographic replicas of houses and their most important temple, the Temple of the Sun, which was built by the members of the Muisca culture to honor the Sun.

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IMG_2278The town of Mongui, in the mountains of Colombia, is a tourist magnet not only for its colonial architecture and cobblestone streets, but for its economic activity.  Its citizens are experts in raising livestock, mining, and most of all, the production of artisanal footballs, which they make through a hand sewing technique that’s almost a century old.

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IMG_2334Meanwhile, back at the hotel…IMG_2359IMG_2355IMG_2357IMG_2352IMG_2350
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