Villa de Leyva would be an excellent place to start another magazine like Milla de Oro Magazine. It would be called Pozos Digitales. The name would be after the electric blue water wells that are found only several kilometers outside the main square of Villa de Leyva. The reason the city is such an excellent location for a magazine that is for your cell phone is because it is full of hotels and local tourist attractions as well as host to a wealth of home décor and remodeling boutiques. Anyone going to Villa de Leyva would love to have a digital companion to accompany them and guide them through the fun filled days they can spend there. There are enough local stories to fill months of interactivity with the visitors.
When I went, it was the weekend of a holiday. The town tends to close all tourist attractions for religious festivals, as well, many sites stay closed the Tuesday following a Monday day off and some even until Wednesday. I would suggest for my next trip to plan to travel on Wednesday and have my first official day in Villa de Leyva starting on a Thursday to go through the weekend (accounting that there is no other religious holiday that Sunday).
There are countless things to do and many are not promoted to the nth degree and can easily be missed. The main attractions on everybody’s list are the pozos or blue lakes, the ostrich farm and ranch with other animals and fun, the dinosaur bones and ancient finds from years past, the main square where many festivals occur, the terracotta house that would make a great place to live, and of course the many fantastic museums.
The history is rich with the American spirit. Dating back to colonial times, the fight for independence for all the Americas had a deep seed in Villa de Leyva. The traditional characteristics are evident in the culture found there. The tranquil bliss is highly protected, and the ambiance of the architecture and cuisine is something to appreciate greatly. Every restaurant is something that has its own spectacular variety in their flavors. If you were to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner out in the town you would pay for your vacation in every way just by doing so, enjoying all that the area has adopted in taste.
The people that live there or have houses there are hidden away behind their giant gates, but you can peek through to the extraordinary gardens and abundance that they hold within their homes. It’s any wonder what kind of treasures the city truly holds. Being the birth place of America in some regards, there must be untold riches filled with immensely captivating stories behind them. Uncovering this wealth of knowledge would be a perfect endeavor for a digital magazine to share with the rest of Colombia and the world. The photos and people with their engulfing gratitude for abundance would enrich anybody’s life. It is so spectacular in Villa de Leyva, especially for the counter revolution of conquest, that people really hold dear the blessings that have been given to them and it would be a revelation to have them share their experiences.
Some artists find Villa de Leyva a perfect location to call home as they try to express this blessing. The handicrafts and artisanal blessing that has been bestowed upon the area is free to the onlooker to enjoy. Coming to this town, you should hold onto a good chunk of change to put down on a wonderful addition of a pleasurable item to bring home to your house wherever you may live. There is sure to be something that the small stores with their work studies right in them, have to bring joy to your meandering through the rocky, stumbley, streets of Villa de Leyva.
