It's a beautiful morning here in
Zipaquirá,
famous for its salt mines and the 'salt cathedral' carved into a
former mine and thus sought out by tourists from far and near. I'm
sitting in the quiet, sunlit courtyard with, red and pink geraniums
spilling from pots hung from the eaves, Niko, the eight-month old
mixed-race puppy for once quietly lying at my feet. Soon Beatrize,
the hostel owner, will make breakfast.
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| Courtyard at the Museo Botero |
We
arrived here yesterday afternoon after a morning spent in the Museo
Botero – Botero is probably Colombia's most well-known painter, his
unique style easily recognizable – and the Museo del Oro, which,
just like last time we visited in 2012, left us stunned by so much
beautiful artistry, so many intricately fashioned pieces of
ancient indigenous art.
We
are going to take a bus to the nearby town of Nemocón
to do a tour of the salt mine of the same name, supposedly more
rustic/less touristy than the one here, suggested by both the girl at
the tourist information in Bogotá
and our hostess.
Since the information about the gold museum and
Museo Botero are available online I only posted photos of a few of
the pieces.
There is lots to see today, and we will soon be on our
way. Here come Beatriz and Juan with a great looking breakfast!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Museum,_Bogot%C3%A1
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