History of Fusagasuga

The planters and traders became municipal administrators, from which influenced the actions of the municipality with their ideas. The urban area was then favored initially, in that its residents use gave the ground, since the importance acquired the road between Bogota and Girardot favored the development of farms to temper and especially the location of establishments trade along this road on their way through the city, so urban space was shared between where resided fusagasugueños, vacationers and locals for trade and profit sites public . Moreover, during this first stage is when the single break of the urban structure, the installation of utilities and construction equipment.

In the second stage, 1940-1970, improvements outlined above materials were consolidated or in other cases alternative took different from the first. Thus land use began to diversify, particularly since the start of the construction of the Pan American Highway , in the late 1950s, which did not cross the city limits, creating the city needed to reconnect with that legacy prehispanic (over the road).

Because of this, they began construction of the Avenida de Las Palmas (1965) and sought to strengthen the development of the south, since in this way they could reconnect the Bogota-Girardot, but while this was taking place, urban activities in the services sector grew significantly, to the point of occupying in 1970 37.9% of existing establishments in the city, significantly diversifying its economy.

During this time the city managers became more technical, but not of the coffee elite who had contributed their ideas at