Towns of El Peñol and Guatape

Before we even got to the rock, we pass the two towns of is name. El Peñol and Guatape.

El Peñol is an old town that was relocated from it's original position to where it exists today when the area was flooded after they installed the dam. Moving what they could, including the 2000 bodies in the cemetery to a new location. The church was rebuilt but instead of making it look original they made it look like it's own monolith.

Guatape is sometimes referred to as the most colourful city in the world. Each building is it's own piece of art, houses painted by residents in bright colours. At the bottom of every building, by law now, are panel like installations called zocalos. These can be anything from images to a story or for places like the bakery or fruit store is what they make or sell.Read more