Guatapé is such a pretty town and I took so many photos I had to do a separate Guatape photo post. It’s not called Colombia’s most colorful town for nothing!
Zocalos in Guatape
The decorations on all the buildings are called zocalos, and as I mentioned, every building has different ones. Some are very specific to the business inside, and some? We don’t know, but it was really fun wandering around looking at them. Another reason to visit Guatape if you want instagram worthy shots!
Guatape is historically a farmer’s town where they would come to trade. Many of the buildings housed and still house tradespeople, and you can see the variety of the businesses through the zocalos.
More Guatape Photos
Of course, farmers need to eat and drink and have some fun just like anyone.
Zocalos are everywhere in Guatape. They’re bright and colorful and lots of fun to find. The town is like a little zocalo treasure hunt and we were determined to capture all of them!
The beautiful church isn’t left out, either. In Guatapé, it has zocalos.
Guatapé is well worth visiting from Medellin. It’s almost like going on a treasure hunt exploring the zocalos and photographing them on the sides of each building.
Apologies for the tilts in so many of the Guatapé photos. It’s a hilly town so everything is on an angle. We really loved walking around one of Colombia’s nicest towns, pointing out the different art and taking photos.
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