Abstract In Colombia, the planning of the territories has been determined through the Territorial Ordering Plans (POT). A part of the component of these POTs corresponds to decision-making regarding the rural land of the municipalities. In Ibagué, Colombia, is the Combeima Canyon, a rural area of great importance for the region due to its high environmental and tourist potential. The articulation between the reality of the sector with the POT of Ibagué was analyzed, its strengths and weaknesses were identified, compared to the dynamics of the territory and the perceptions of a population group. The results show a disinterested land use planning with rural land, disjointed planning trends and inconsistent with the minimum requirements and concepts of the national legal framework. Recommendations are proposed for the application of territorial ordering instruments that allow solving the problems and preserving the strengths of the Combeima Canyon.

Resumen La Gobernación del Tolima ha ejercido labores en cuatro edificios que han implicado la demolición de su predecesor. Estudiar las causas de estas transformaciones y su significado fue el propósito de esta investigación. En relación con sus características estéticas y su contexto, se clasificaron en edificio colonial, historicista bordado, neoclásico y racionalista, cuyas características se definirán en los apartados te-máticos. Se muestran los aportes desde el análisis de fotografías en una dimensión estética arquitectónica, aunada a su interpretación desde su contexto económico y político. Existe una muestra sobre los aportes desde la academia a través de documentos digitales para subsanar el vacío de información histórica arquitectónica en los archivos locales.

Abstract The Government of Tolima has exerted activities in four buildings that have involved the demolition of his predecessor. Study the causes of these changes and their meaning was the goal this research. In relation to its aesthetic characteristics and context, they were classified in the colonial building, embroidery historicist, neoclassical and rationalist whose characteristics are defined in the thematic sections. This paper shows contributions from the analysis of photographs from a dimension of architectural aesthetics, coupled with his performance from its economic and political context. There is a sample on the contributions from the academy through digital documents to fill the void of architectural historical information in local archives.