Discover Garzón

Garzón offers several cultural and agricultural perspectives: in the settlement of La Jagua, traditional Fique crafts and colonial architecture take centre stage. An interpretive trail focuses on nature, agriculture, and culture; Finca Los Arenas is dedicated to coffee production. These themes can help you decide what you would like to focus your trip on. Travellers interested in crafts and historic building methods will find different points of interest from those who want to focus on nature observation or coffee production.

La Jagua: Houses, a church, and crafts

La Jagua, a settlement in the colonial style, is located in the municipality of Garzón. The surviving original houses combine rammed earth or bahareque with tiled roofs and floors made of fired bricks. This combination of materials gives the architecture a distinctive character: the roofs and floors, as well as the exterior forms, are part of the houses’ appearance. For travellers interested in architectural heritage, this interplay between construction methods and preserved buildings offers a clear insight into the character of the place. The Templo de la Inmaculada Concepción adds another architectural feature: a four-storey tower. Successive rows of round arches divide its height, offering a different architectural detail from the houses. The character of the settlement is therefore apparent in several specific features, not just in the label “colonial style.”

Fique crafts are also a local tradition: the fibres are woven in La Jagua. Products include belts, wallets, bags, bracelets, and figurative sculptures. The range thus extends from useful items to three-dimensional forms. In general, processing Fique fibres involves several steps: they are extracted, washed, spun, and dyed before being woven on a loom.

Architecture in the urban area

A building in Garzón’s urban area has a four-storey, 62-metre-high tower topped by an octagonal pyramid. Its main entrance features a central round arch and two pointed arches on either side. The building is constructed from bricks joined with mortar and has a tiled roof. Comparing it with the houses in La Jagua offers a view of different scales of architectural heritage: the surviving original houses on the one hand, and the tall tower with its clearly defined forms on the other.

Nature, agriculture, and coffee

The Sendero Interpretativo Agroparque Lomachata is intended for observing fauna and flora, as well as agricultural and cultural activities. Its thematic focus therefore differs from the historic houses and Fique crafts in La Jagua. If you are planning a visit, check the current visitor arrangements in advance. Finca Los Arenas is located in Garzón and is an agrotourism destination dedicated to coffee production. It therefore has its own focus on coffee. If you are planning a visit, check access arrangements with the operator.

Find a holiday rental to match your travel interests

When looking for a holiday rental in Garzón, it can help to first decide what you want to focus on: would you like to explore settlement architecture and crafts, or are you more interested in nature observation, agriculture, and coffee? The themes mentioned offer different starting points for planning your trip.

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