When someone hears that a lakeside project has solar lighting, underground wiring and a water treatment plant, it is natural to wonder if "sustainable" is just a nice word from a brochure. I get that. So instead of defending the word, I would rather take three ideas I hear often and hold them up against what is actually built.
Myth 1: "Far from the city means no services"
It is the most common doubt, and a fair one. The reality at Altos de Yariguíes, 50 minutes from Bucaramanga, is that the basics are already there: paved roads, public street lighting powered by solar lamps, underground electrical wiring, and a drinking water supply point with its own treatment plant. It is built, not planned, and you can check it on a visit.
Myth 2: "Solar lighting is a promise for the future"
Not here either. The solar lamps for the public street lighting are already installed. I will not give you savings or consumption figures, because none are published and I will not invent them. What I can tell you is what is verifiable: you can walk the streets of the project and see how the lighting is handled. On the model home, the aerial photo also shows solar panels on the roof.
Myth 3: "Protecting the landscape and having infrastructure get in each other's way"
It is easy to assume that streets and services cost you the view. Here the electrical wiring runs underground, so the reservoir landscape is not crossed by visible cables. And the project keeps ecological trails that wind through native forest, good for an easy walk, with your dog if you like, since there is also a dog park.
What to take from this
A lot decision is better when it rests on what you can see and touch, not on adjectives. Seeing the lighting, the treated water, the roads and the forest with your own eyes is worth more than any paragraph I can write.
If you want to check these three points in person, the simplest thing is to visit. Tell us when suits you and we will set up the walk.