Taking as reference the case of Tunja an intermediate city of Colombia, it is exposed how the suburbanization process starts with a regional infrastructural development, while followed by greenfields areas conversion contained by the existing urban fabric and the peripheral road. This new urban land is developed to satisfy mainly the preference for low-density dwelling of high-income groups, a residential pattern of controlled access and overall of space privatization. Meanwhile, this new urban configuration is increasing the distances in between dwelling areas and the functional ones, which in the case of Tunja has being located in the traditional city Centrum. However, this expansion process has also started for business-related areas with the incursion of a shopping mall, which has visibly impacted the routines of the city inhabitants, suiting in a better manner the needs of the new urban and suburban Tunja.