Propuesta urbana del Santuario Nuestra Señora de las Gracias de Torcoroma en Ocaña, Norte de Santander, Colombia

Abstract

The Nuestra Señora de las Gracias de Torcoroma Sanctuary is a pilgrimage site located 6.4 km from the municipality of Ocaña, Norte de Santander, which attracts large numbers of people, not only parishioners motivated by their faith, but also people visiting to enjoy both the ecological tourism and sport activities. Thus, it is a public space with great urban life where the social dynamics that occur between the various users generate vehicular and pedestrian chaos at the entrance and exit of the Sanctuary. Consequently, the present urban intervention project of the Sanctuary "Agua de la Virgen" aims to propose solutions to the public space problem, especially mobility between Ocaña and the Sanctuary, through a methodology of VI phases, which includes the study of urban architecture concepts and analysis of urban interventions references that consolidate the theoretical basis of the project. Then, the study area is identified, small analyses are performed to understand the characteristics of the sector and users that facilitate its subsequent organization and the urban physical environment is analyzed through the elaboration of the cartography of the sector based on data extracted from the Planning Secretariat and information from the rural formulation document of the Ocaña PBOT (2015). Finally, the last phase corresponds to the elaboration of the public space project based on the guidelines drawn from the previous phases. Therefore, the positive impacts of the project are to improve mobility and public space, organize existing trade, encourage sports activities such as cycling present in the region and promote organized tourism.