Mongui is a small village in the Boyaca region of Colombia. Nestled in the mountains, it is a colonial village with a Cathedral on the main square. Mongui has features excellent hiking in the mountains surrounding the town and a high level desert or paramo, not very far away. There are also several small scale [...]
Published on December 7, 2011
Mongui is a small village in the Boyaca region of Colombia. Nestled in the mountains, it is a colonial village with a Cathedral on the main square. Mongui has features excellent hiking in the mountains surrounding the town and a high level desert or paramo, not very far away. There are also several small scale soccer ball factories in the town, and many shops that sell the local balls. Mongui is far off the tourist trails, and is a beautiful place to get away from everything for a little while.
To reach Mongui, take a bus or minibus to Sogamoso and ask to be let off at the stop for minibuses to Mongui. From Bogota, you might be better off taking a bus to Tunja and continuing on to Sogamoso from there.
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- Interesting architecture on a village house.
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- Petra picks out what she wants to eat at a bakery in Colombia.
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- A dirt road winds through the mountains of the countryside of Boyaca.
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- The large church in Mongui, Colombia
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- A Colombian man makes soccer balls in a small one room factory.
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- A Colombian woman pours honey a local variety of cheese, for a traditional snack
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- A cross on a rock on a hill
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- A dirt road leads the way out town and into the mountains
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- A green and red balcony on a house in Mongui
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- A street lamp in the main square of a mountain town
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- A Colombian mountain village
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- Boyaca is a mountainous region in Colombia
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- A painted mural around a fountain in the plaza of Mongui
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- Petra puts her hood up to protect her from the cold
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- A beautiful view from a plateau in the mountains.
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- A man uses an industrial sewing machine to sew the squares of the soccer balls.
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- A car on the cobblestone street of Mongui.
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- Petra smiles at the pink and purple tropical flower.
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- Chaya holds Petra as they walk in the mountains in Colombia
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- An arch at the top of the stairs in Mongui.
Interesting architecture on a village house.
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After traveling on her own for three or four years, Chaya met up with Wade Shepard, the editor of VagabondJourney.com. They were married in 2009, and continue to travel the world together with their young daughter. From time to time Chaya blogs about family travel and life on the road. Chaya Shepard has written 102 posts on Vagabond Journey. Contact the author.
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March 12, 2014, 11:25 am
LinkThis town looks like a great place to visit when I return to Colombia. It is not too far off the beaten path from Tunja either.
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