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VisitSugamuxi

tópaga:
"servant
​of the sun"

Tópaga


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Description:
Tópaga is one of the 13 towns of Sugamuxi's province.

Town's full size= 37 km2 (around the size of Norfolk Island- UK-)

Main economic activities: Agriculture, raising livestock, and industrial/artisan mining
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According to Muisca culture and language, "Tópaga" means: ​servant of the sun
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Tópaga coal art
The alluring town of Tópaga is a gracious place to find a park of clever grass sculptures, a truly original cathedral decorated in craft gold, and innovative coal art.
How to get here:
By bus: From Sogamoso's bus terminal, nearly every half an hour (bus service: Flota Sugamuxi), from 6.00 am until 7.30 pm. There is also a bus stop at Iwoka's shopping centre, north of Sogamoso. The trip takes around 45 to 55 minutes (road under maintenance sometimes).

​By car: Follow route 1 Sogamoso - Colegio Gustavo Jiménez - Argos - Tópaga; or route 2 Sogamoso - Morcá - Monguí - Tópaga.

Main attractions:
  • Elizabethan gothic style temple with baroque styled wood carvings and gold leafing; built in 1632 and an official national monument of Colombia
  • Coal cooperative of young coal artists within the municipality providing an alternative to child labor 
  • Local coal crafts with integrity
  • The town itself has an old world charm that is inviting and interesting
  • Plaza with surrealist grass sculptures
  • Peña de Tópaga, or the boulder of Tópaga
  • Artisan wool products
  • Local cuisine hosting a variety of homemade dairy products
  • Hosts yearly celebrations that are a genuine and lovely experience
  • Attractive trekking paths.
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See also:
> Towns of Sugamuxi
> Where to stay in Sugamuxi
> What to do in Sugamuxi
Weather in Tópaga
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