Less than 100 kilometers from Bogotá, in the middle of the central mountain range of the Colombian Andes, is a small town where history and nature come together to offer its visitors an unparalleled cultural and ecological experience. This is the Villa de San Miguel de las Guaduas, better known as Guaduas, One 17 Historical and Cultural Heritage towns of Colombia.

Founded in 1572, Guaduas was established from the beginning as a mandatory stop in the middle of the historic Camino Real de Santa Fe, an important commercial route that for more than three centuries connected the capital with the Magdalena River, the Caribbean Sea and Europe.

After three hundred years in which Spain and Colombia constituted the same kingdom, the current Colombia and other countries became independent from Spain in 1819, and although since then this has been an autonomous country, Colombians have many cultural and architectural treasures originating at that time.

One of these treasures is historic center of Guaduas, a beautiful park built in the best style of the colonial urban planning: with a cobblestone floor, with the cathedral located on one side, the old government house on the other, and surrounded by houses that have preserved the facades and the original appearance of the fascinating era of the Viceroyalty.

Among the milestones that have taken place in Guaduas during its more than 400 years of history, the passage of the Royal Botanical Expedition, led by the Spanish botanist José Celestino Mutis at the end of the 18th century. During this, the plant that gives its name to the town was classified for the first time: the guadua, a species of South American bamboo that spreads and adorns the mountains and riversides of the region.

With an estimated population of 41,000 inhabitants, Guaduas remains today an important ecotourism destination, where nature lovers can experience first-hand the tranquility and beauty of this Andean paradise, just 3 hours from Bogotá.

How to get to Guaduas?

If you are in Bogotá you must arrive at the Salitre bus terminal. There you take a direct bus to Guaduas, which leaves very frequently and at times for all needs. The trip lasts approximately three hours, and the ticket costs 28,000 Colombian pesos.

From Medellín you can also reach Guaduas, taking the bus from the transport terminal for an approximate value of 60,000 Colombian pesos and the trip lasts just over five hours.

Dare to get to know this interesting and beautiful municipality and share with the people of Guaduense.

In Spanish School Nueva Lengua We want our students to get to know Colombia in all its diversity, that is why we organize a monthly language and cultural immersion weekend tour, in which students from allOur headquarters have the opportunity to leave the city and immerse themselves for three days in the history and natural wealth of Guaduas. Ecologic walks, visit to a coffee farm and historical tours through the colonial historic center are some of the activities that you will enjoy during the tour.

El lodging of students during their trip in Guaduas offered in a spectacular reserve ecologicala inside the nature reserve Jump of versailles, famous among the town's locals for the waterfall more than 40 meters high that adorns it.

If you want to see a preview of how we experienced this incredible weekend of language and cultural immersion in Guaduas, take a look at the following video:

La Spanish School Nueva Lengua It is located in Bogotá, Cartagena, Medellín, Ibagué and Guaduas. Check the activities and tourist plans we have for you, or write to us on any of our social networks @nuevalengua for more information about our Spanish courses and cultural immersion in Colombia.

Discover the authentic cultural and natural wealth of Colombia with Nueva Lengua! Learn Spanish with us and immerse yourself in the fascinating history of this town full of life and tradition. We will wait for you!