Coffee with New Friends Maria and Diego From the day we landed in Colombia, and even a bit before, we heard pretty negative things about Bogota. When we passed through on the way to Villa de Leyva, we stayed at a pretty basic place near the bus terminal. It was raining, and frankly, a little […]
Bogota
Botero Redux
“President Sleeping” Ferdinand Botero Turns out that Ferdinand Botero, the artist with who’s sculptures we had been so enamored with in Medellin, made extensive donations of his works and his personal collection to the National Bank of Colombia. The collection contains works from many of the greats of the 20th century, as well as nearly […]
Museo del Oro (Gold Museum)
One of the chief attractions in Bogota is the Gold Museum. We find it interesting how the central banks of all of the south american countries have taken on cultural pride. They all have museums of money. In Colombia, they also have the largest collection of gold artifacts. This is a beautiful museum,very well done, […]