ALBÁN Cundinamarca El PUEBLO que Esconde TESOROS MILENARIOS 😱 NADIE HABLA DE ESTO

ALBÁN Cundinamarca El PUEBLO que Esconde TESOROS MILENARIOS 😱 NADIE HABLA DE ESTO

Albán, Cundinamarca, is a municipality with a rich colonial history and natural beauty. Its royal road and old railway are ideal for hiking and ecotourism. The Peñas Blancas Trail, the sawmill, railway tunnels, and petroglyphs highlight its heritage. The main church, municipal festivals, and agro-tourism haciendas reflect its cultural richness. This rural corner combines tradition and nature into a unique tourist destination. Albán, a municipality located in the department of Cundinamarca, is a gem that stands out for its cultural and natural richness. Founded in 1882 and established as a municipality on May 22, 1903, Albán has a rich history that includes archaeological finds from the Abrience culture, originally known as Agua Larga. The name was changed to Albán in honor of General Carlos Albán. It is located 59 kilometers from the city of Bogotá, with which it is connected via the Western Trunk Highway, the Temple of the Holy Family. It stands out for its architectural design and construction, which make it an important landmark for Albán. Although its formal creation as a parish dates back to the mid-20th century, the presence of a religious community and a parish archive in Albán dates back to earlier times, with archival records dating back to 1899 within the parish, as is its name? of the Holy Family. That temple is listed as one of the best in the region and efforts have been made to maintain and preserve it that way. And the front of the church, the façade, is like a stone material. That was practically brought from the stones of Bojacá by people who polished them, who worked them by hand. We belonged to the Augustinian congregation. There on the altar we can see Saint Augustine and Saint Monica, his mother, who prayed for 30 years because he was a pagan like any human being, and achieved his conversion. Doña Constanza, in front of the plaza, we have this large space next to the church, as she calls this space. That was the rectory in the past. It was a site for seminaries. So, they came here to study, to prepare for the priesthood. We seminarians are from the parish of the Diocese of Facatativa , and there were always young people in this house, and it’s a site that has been preserved. Since this is a spectacular site historically, it’s said that railway stations were witnesses of social, cultural, and commercial exchange in their time. Furthermore, they determined architectural aspects such as the wealth and prestige of each town. Don Francisco, as the son of a railroad pensioner who lived his entire life in this area, right, you tell me that this was, as we say, like the block or a block from here to this station. And what can we say about this station other than initially, when the Faca railroad connected with Villeta? This was a meeting point where the mule train used to be. The railroad displaced the mule trains a bit to strengthen trade here in Albán. But now… Well, the train gained strength and everything, and when they removed the train, what happened? Well, what happened? Let’s say, the. Just as here in Albán and many municipalities, the rural areas, like Namay, were very prosperous, and that was in terms of fruit. And that did decline because they simply collected or sent what they called local produce in batches, which they took to the station, collected, and arrived to Villeta, it went back to the past. In other words, trains were replaced by tracks, tolls, photo-ticket cameras, speed cameras , and all that machinery we have now. That’s correct. Suddenly, trains as a mass transportation system ended, because in Colombia, it ended. And let’s say, me, as the son of a railroad worker, I… So, one feels nostalgia looking at other countries that currently, and it seems that the train is key in mass transportation. Not so much for tourism as for commercial transportation. On the train, which was straight, a machine arrived at that time. And let’s say the diesels that loaded this heavy terrain, you could say 15 to 20 wagons, each one representing. You could say a mule. But they were talking to me about steam trains, and there are the tanks , the tanks for the steamboats they call them. And there are the tanks they used to pump water. Yes, yes, Camino Real. We’re here at this pass, but I find it very interesting because here we have a Camino Real. What year is it, Don Efraín? 1800, and we’re in 2025. What’s unique about us here? We have modernity, the paved road, and the Camino Real. What were the roads like back in 1800, and what are the roads like now? Of course, there was also that intermediate stage: the railroads, which we can see at the different stations, but what is the current road and the Camino Real here in Pantanillo, we are at the Virgen de la Inmaculada Concepción. What year is this Virgin from? 1951, when the community built it? The community built it with the guidance of some Murfurcian priests of the time. What’s unique about this ladder? These ladders have the unique feature of preventing water from sliding when the floodwaters fall toward that sector , preventing erosion and landslides. So, what we’re seeing is that each step of the ladder has a slope to aid water runoff. It’s very accurate, like Santa Fe de Bogotá, we’re passing through Albán, but this is a specific point, right? What point does this friend Yilmar have? Here, the ten leagues of the royal road are marked. Exactly. It’s the navel. It’s halfway along the road that leads from Onda to Santa Fe de Bogotá. And that’s what’s being said here at the entrance to this property, thanks to Olaya Alcocer. Right there, it says that this is the navel, or that the ten leagues are up to here, that’s what’s marked there. But this was thanks to Olaya Alcocer in the year 1555. We’re commemorating the 470th anniversary of the construction of the Royal Honda Road to Santa Fe de Bogotá , and we’re here entering the House of Ten Leagues, one league. What’s that equivalent to? Kilometers equals 4.5 kilometers, more or less, between four, five, and four, eight kilometers. And this is a house steeped in history, dating back to around 1800 and other landmarks in history. The Liberator Simón Bolívar passed through here. This is the house, the sensitive house, where Simón Bolívar spent the night four times in this very old mansion. Every house dating from that time had its kneading oven. And here we have it in front of us, another attraction here in Albán, the ecological trail. Peñas de la aserradero. Let’s go up. Don’t forget to give us a like, my friend Francisco. Here in this section of the trail where we are, we’re in the Robles Forest , and you’re telling me there’s a special activity here, right? Yes, here in this section, bird watching is done at the top. But. But that’s already done. It’s with cameras and all that. But this trail is very beautiful, of course, very beautiful. In the background, you can see some mountains. If you haven’t subscribed to the channel, I invite you to subscribe and like all of them so you’ll receive notifications of new content and share the link with family and friends. Albán Cundinamarca. A great tourist destination. We reached the end of the trail. Here we reached this viewpoint where you can see, as part of that mountain range, those mountains in the background. In the summer , or at least the clear area, you can see the snow-capped mountains. We’re in the plaza, and there’s a representation on the ground of some drawings. As they call those drawings, they’re called petroglyphs. Petroglyphs that are found on the Pantanillo path. This is the large representation of our petroglyphs and in another place where the Don Francisco petroglyphs are located, where are we? We’re in Albán Dinamarca, in the Pantanillo area. Here we are at the most representative petroglyph in Albán, which is the birth. Ceremonies were held here , and the Panches predominated. We’re very close to the Camino Real. So that’s why this area. There are several petroglyphs. The most representative is this stone that’s here, unfortunately, because it hasn’t been well managed and it’s very difficult. Nearby, there’s a building that shouldn’t have been there. Are we talking about roughly how many years of history this stone has? And this could be around 2,000 years old or even more. And this is something to remember for many years. And those people, how they did it, how they carved this stone, they had other harder stones and they carved it with those. Well, here in Albán, we have around 150 petroglyphs in this municipality, and they’re scattered throughout the municipality. This area is the one with the most. Doña Clara Amelia, you as a person, how long have you lived here in Albán? I’ve lived here for 80 years. The beautiful girl born in that one, in that one there, right there, right next to it, below the police station, used to be the mayor’s office. Yes, ma’am. Tell me, my lady. Why did you come to Albán? Why do you recommend people to come to Albán, it’s a beautiful town. Well, first of all, healthy. No, no, there’s no fights, nothing healthy, and water. And the people are very easygoing. That’s why you come, because you don’t often say good morning, just good afternoon. And there’s a lot of water there, right? Yes, that one. We’re rich in water. And what’s the weather like? As you can see today, it rains, it rains, it’s nice. And what? What do people live off of? Here people leave because right now, don’t look, you see everything full of trees, there aren’t any because before there were crops and now they’re not planting, there were cows for people to work, but now there’s nothing, everyone runs to Faca, over there, but the tourists come and have a good time. They have a good time. Tomorrow many come from far away and say, oh, it’s so beautiful when it’s raining, you have to put on your capes and the sun shines again. Of course, mother, thank you very much. Not many people. Very kind. Michel Dayana, you who live here? What are you doing here in Albán? I mean, you’re already studying, yes sir, what year are you doing? 5th, 5th. But why do people come here? Why do they come to Van? Well, for tourism. The indigenous people who were here left rocks, they left marks on the rocks, they left the petroglyphs. Yes sir. Tell me. You tell me that the people here are different, like the people of Albán. The people of Albán are kind people, people you’ve never seen anywhere else because here they are kinder than anywhere else. And well, I could tell you that they are very kind, and the people here are very kind. Some people are kind, others not so much, and some are very reserved, yes, but the town’s atmosphere as such is delightful. Luis Enrique: We are in front of what is your house , and you and I are going to turn it into a museum. What year is this? Did you make that decision? I made the decision to make my house a museum on November 22, 2003, before the Municipal Council, and it’s a wonderful place we’re going to visit. Walk, brother, introduce me to it, and here at the museum in Albán, Cundinamarca, a spectacular place. We are with our friend Luis Enrique Gil. I’m going to do what we have here in this museum, in this musical institution, we have three rooms. The first room contains the pre-Hispanic room, all the evidence of our Panche indigenous people; the second room, the colonization period, the armament of our liberating army; and the third room contains what is now the entire history of the municipality of Albán. But a house. This house has some history. It’s a house, right? Yes, it has history. And what’s the house’s history? This is from the colonial era, from the late 18th century to the 19th century, and it was located near La Vera. El Camino Real was the five-star hotel, so it was a hotel. And let’s look at the colonial era. Here we have a sort of pool, something, and the central courtyard with a lot of things , the alcoves around it, which is characteristic of colonization. Yes sir, it’s a Spanish-style house with a large courtyard, not colonization, but from the conquest of the conquests. We are, uh, on the site where the mangers were , which today we have converted into the biological corridor where we can appreciate the different birds it contains and are within the municipality of Albán. And here, yes, something that really intrigues me: this is a toilet here. Look, this is a latrine from around 1900, not a latrine. Not one of the ones we see now, not the toilets we see today. This is made of stone, since the need for comfort was already felt at that time. And here you have cephalopods that are roughly 400 million years old. They’re like snails and animals that were embedded and petrified within the stone and the cemetery. Like in every town, what year is this cemetery from, friend Yilman? The cemetery dates back to the early 18th century. It has a variety of cross models. That’s what makes it authentic. Doña Celia makes it unique here in this region of Gualiba . This is another tourist site here in Albán. We’re on the La Recompense agrotourism farm. What do you offer tourists? Well, we have something for each tourist who comes here: we have breakfast, lunch, we have lodging for one person, for couples, for families. We also have an Ecological Pathway, we have organic coffee that we sell on this farm, and you can also enjoy some delicious desserts. All natural. Tell me how far it is from Albán to Albán. Here we’re four or five minutes away, and we’re like in a mountain range. This is a beautiful landscape. Doña Celia, you also serve tourists with dishes and dishes. And here we have clients who come vegetarian, vegan, or who want a specific dish. Here we cook very traditional dishes. Everything is natural. If I come by car, I’ll leave it here, right? Outside, we have parking, we have internet from Bogotá. Getting here takes an hour and a half from Faca to half an hour, and from Albán to four minutes. That’s very close, so where can we contact you? And I want to be here. You can contact us at 310 803 69 78. As part of this tourist tour we’re doing in Albán, we’re now in the Namay neighborhood and we’re at the back, the Namay station. Let’s remember that Albán has five stations. This is one of the railroad stations and it’s well-preserved, very beautiful, and it’s taken care of. We also know that the steamer arrived here, because that’s where we have the tanks. So, here on the left side we have our water tanks, which were where the steam locomotives were, the water, and the beautiful station for this entire area. Very beautiful, Francisco, we are here in a tunnel. It’s a spectacle, brother, forgotten by time, because the train must have passed through here. Right? Right here. If it was the train, we’re still on the path. Namay Namay under. Exactly. This is a tunnel made of stone. The railroad passes through here. It was in 1933, and a spectacle here. Tourists can get there, of course. Here we can cross to the other side. This is a railroad track. Well, it’s already covered. Or is it just stone? And what year? 1933. Doña Magdalena. This is a rural accommodation for families. What is the name of this accommodation? Our accommodation is called Nuestra Tierra, which is for families of five or more people, with capacity for 18. People have the benefit of enjoying an outdoor jacuzzi. We also offer hikes, and we have a small area where there are coffee plants of each variety, since this area used to be a coffee-growing region. What phone number can we contact you at? If a family wants to come spend some time here in this beautiful place, they can contact you at 313 221 98 50. Doña Leonor, what accommodation are we in and where are we located? In the Pantanillo area. The accommodation is called Posada Real because we’re on the Camino Real de Albán, Cundinamarca. What type of accommodation do you offer tourists? A country accommodation where we offer meals. We also offer tourist guides , and you have your own guides here. We have our own guide to the emblematic sites of Albán, Cundinamarca. And you also told me that tourists, while staying here, are allowed to plant seeds. Yes, we also have the little seeds here, where tourists are offered the opportunity to practice in the planting area, where we can contact them at 315 798 65 82. Any information here can be obtained via the royal road. Leaving Albán, we arrive at this town of Chimbe, a hamlet of Albán. And what’s unique about this hamlet? It’s that it’s grown so much in a short time and today has multiple services to the public. And what kind of services do you offer tourists here? Fun, more fun, lodging, a multi-purpose pool, and several sports facilities. Friend Enrique, where are we? In the Los Alpes neighborhood of the municipality of Albán, Cundinamarca, but at this particular location is the railroad transfer station. This, as you call Los Alpes, is the Los Alpes station, which in its history was very important in this entire area, more or less. What era is it from? From 1910 to 1930. How many years have you been living here? 42 years. And you’ve always seen it. You told me that this area here is an agricultural and livestock area, and what produces the most is that, uh, livestock and strawberry corn crops are how far from Albán? Ten minutes and a beautiful area, rather pretty. All the municipality’s water is sourced here. Friend Pedro, in this sector where we are, it’s part of a ranch. They tell me no, this is the Alps path , and in the background we see what was part of the ranch, Normandía, where the agricultural sector in Albán developed. And there’s also the Peña, the sawmill, from where the wood was taken for Facatativa Bogotá, part of it. Was a lot of transport by railroad, which is what we see up there on that mountain, right? Yes, sir. Nowadays, uh, has it changed? The hill at the top, we find a eucalyptus monoculture plantation, now used by the train. This type of bridge was very common. Doña Alcira, where are we here? Are we at the Doña Alcira snack bar, where we offer you delicious chorizo? Next up, everything related to snacks, blood sausage , pork rinds, pork bones , and tourists are served here, the one that’s open all day, right? Yes, sir. Weekends, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Friend. Ángel Cuervo. Right. We’re here in one of the oldest stores in Albán. What do you offer, brother? This is the store you own, the one that’s been operating the longest in Albán. I mean, this is a store, a hardware store, a little bit of everything. A little bit. Watches. How long have you been in this store? Seven years. And how long ago? 44 years. You, I mean, worked here for many years? 38 years. I worked for you. What businesses? We’re in, friend. In El Salvador. But here I see a unique feature: healthy food. Everything is organic, it doesn’t contain preservatives or preservatives, everything is natural. And what do you sell here? We sell a wide variety of homemade desserts and natural concoctions. And where are you located from the plaza? We’re about 300 meters away, kilometer 53 of Albán via Villeta. Albán’s main government agencies, the Mayor’s Office and the Municipal Ombudsman’s Office, hold the Departmental Dance Festival in May , and at night it’s full of rhythm, color, and tradition. In the main park, in the town center and the oldest areas of the municipality, you’ll find houses with colonial or early Republican characteristics. These are usually one- or two-story houses with adobe or rammed earth walls, tile and clay roofs, and brightly colored facades, with interior patios and open corridors. This was common in the architecture of the period. Doña Constanza, we’re on this street, at the entrance to the town of Albán. I see it as a street where time has stopped because we see a series of houses that tell us a story . The ones behind us tell a story about this house. These houses are very beautiful; they have large patios, several rooms, and they belong to families. They’re from that era, still in very good condition. Houses that tell us stories because so many people have lived in these houses. Between that time and the 1900s, right? Albán was practically already a populated hamlet because families were beginning to see the booming potential of our town. It was a place where everything from Guaduas Honda arrived, and it was the stopping place for the station to rest, relax, and continue gathering new energy and continue on to Bogotá, where they offered lodgings, food, and storage for all the products they brought for the oxen and whatever they had to bring to the market. And by 1900, talking about cars, talking about vehicles, you didn’t see any of that, but there were these houses where all the people from the area and all these nearby towns would come, but they would come with mules, wherever they came, because here we have a beautiful representation. That house has history because it served as an inn. The door we see there in the background, the widest one is the entrance and it has a tunnel where the beasts entered, which arrive with beasts toward the back and in the back there is a pasture. And by 1900, we didn’t get to such and such a house. We got to the family’s house. Whose family did this house belong to? This is the house of the González family, a very prominent family that helped the economic boom of our municipality. They worked with livestock and agriculture, managed a lot of personnel and helped the town progress house after house. On this street, which is like the street of time, stopped here in Albán. Now, where are we? That two-story house we see here used to be the Ricaurte Hotel. It has 36 rooms, a bakery where the best bread in the region was made. Bakeries used to make roscones, the stale bread that at that time was made with pork fat oil and the best butter, because the bread had the qualities of livestock, so the best milk was consumed for the arequipe, and from there for the roscones and the delicious bread that was Albán’s delight. And this house tells a story. What does this house tell? Doña Constanza? Well, the great people who stayed at this hotel, because imagine if the royal road came up here, all the merchandise came up here, all the progress of our country, the Royal Road. In other words, this was like what we call a highway today. The Royal Road was paved for us, cobblestone for them.

Albán, Cundinamarca, es un municipio de rica historia y belleza natural, destaca por su legado colonial y Hermosos atractivos turísticos que giran en torno a la antigua vía del tren y el Camino Real, ideales para el senderismo y el ecoturismo. Destaca también el Sendero Ecológico Peñas del Aserradero. Sus túneles ferroviarios, petroglifos, Sus fiestas municipales y la arquitectura de su Iglesia principal reflejan su patrimonio cultural. haciendas agroturísticas y su ambiente rural reflejan su riqueza cultural y naturaleza.

00:00 Incio
00:32 Parque principal de Albán
01:07 Parroquia de la Sagrada Familia Alban Cundinamarca
05:04 Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
02:23 Casa cural de Albán
03:02 Antigua estacion del Tren del casco Urbano de Albán
05:07 Camino Real de Albán
06:18 10 leguas del Camino Real de Albán
07:38 Sendero Ecológico Peñas del Aserradero
08:52 Petroglifos de Albán
10:21 Plaza de Toros de Albán
10:30 Personas en la plaza de Albán
11:49 Fiestas de Albán Cundinamarca
12:50 Entidad Museal de Albán
14:56 Cementerio de Alban
15:15 Finca agroturistica la recompensa
16:30 Antigua estacion del Tren de Namay
17:06 Tunel de laAntigua vía del tren Namay Bajo
17:47 Alojamiento Nuestra Tierra Namay Alto
18:31 Alojamiento Posada Real Vereda Pantanillo
19:23 Centro Poblado de Chimbe en Alban Cundinamarca
19:49 Antigua estación del tren de la vereda los Alpes en Alban
21:16 Piqueteadero doña Alcira
21:39 La tienda mas antigua de Alban
22:08 Negocio Postres
22:37 Alcaldía Colegio bomberos registraduría de Albán
22:45 Ambiente Nocturno en Albán
22:58 Historia de Casas viejas de Albán

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