The vast climatic diversity of Colombia gives rise to a surprising architecture of country houses, which the extensive selection presented in this book attempts to illustrate. Houses of the most varied styles, which not only respond to climatic challenges but also to the whims and tastes of those who inhabit them. Houses with cozy environments around a fireplace, in the cold savannah of Bogotá; colonial haciendas with old central patios bordered by columns and lush vegetation, in Santágueda, Barichara, and La Fe; open constructions flooded with light and defined by creative water mirrors in Anapoima and Girardot. A whole journey through architectural solutions, decoration samples, and design examples across the different corners of the country, far from the frantic urban pace. In country houses, everyone is what they want to be. In country houses, each owner — according to their possibilities — expresses themselves in a personal and unique way. For this reason, the popular saying goes: “I live in the countryside and survive in the city.”