ompleted in 1920. In late 1930 and early 1931 arrived
in Bogota the first passenger train. With the knowledge of their natural wealth
termominerales water, municipal swimming pools were built in 1938 by launching
the conformation of its resort in 1955 that is reinforced by the construction
of Lake Sochagota. Departmental Assembly declared in 1960 as a Paipa city
"tourist capital." The construction of the thermoelectric in 1953,
generating population movements elsewhere in the country since 1964 Paipa
presents a scattered and chaotic urban growth by the growth of its unusual population.
It is at that moment when Paipa begins to lose the harmony of the urban design
and architectural historical values. The context of the homogeneous main square
is broken to make way for buildings "modern" that make Paipa begin to
lose those elements of identity as a colonial city. The celebration of 150
years of the Independence of Colombia in 1969 marks a pattern within the urban
context of Paipa. The facades are unified in their white walls and green
windows, doors and balconies that are usually kept painted pink so far.
Inauguration of the monument to the community in the Pantano de Vargas, and now
forgotten monument to Innocent Chincá on North Central Avenue, giving it the
same name to the road on their way through the urban area of the municipality.
They also inaugurated the extension of "the sixth" from the point of
light until the pool with the name of Juan José Rondón. It is in this decade
when it begins to develop the hospitality industry around the lake with his
first Sochagota Springs Hotel or Colonial. Prior to these buildings and
construction of municipal swimming pools, residents and tourists to bathe in
hot springs and wells existed only Victoria hotel located within the urban
area. In 1973 began the first Department of Bands and in 1975, extending its
coverage and officially the first National Band Contest, an event that has
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