South America

Villa de Leyva

Boyacá · Colombia

Sanctuary Score

68 / 100

#67 in the Americas

“One of South America's grandest colonial plazas, ringed by whitewashed adobe under a dry Boyacá sky — a fossil-strewn highland town where weekends fill the cobblestones.”

The vast cobbled historic plaza — Villa de Leyva, Colombia

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A street in the colonial town — Villa de Leyva, Colombia — Pexels

People walking before a whitewashed colonial building — Villa de Leyva, Colombia — Photo by Juliana Morales Ramírez on Unsplash

The ten pillars

Each scored 1–10 by hand. Their sum is the Sanctuary Score.

Nature6 / 10

Walkability8 / 10

Food6 / 10

Healthcare7 / 10

Climate stability7 / 10

Air & water7 / 10

Safety7 / 10

Connectivity5 / 10

Community6 / 10

Beauty9 / 10

At a glance

Tracked separately from the score — these describe the place, they don't rank it.

Climate: Dry
Sensory load: 4/10 · balanced
Cost: $; ~$400/mo · 1BR
Expat community: Medium

Sources

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