We took a trip to Bogota, Columbia in early December. Michael, Cathy and Paola posed at the Bogota sign entering the main area of Bogota.
Walking downtown to find a “Colombian” shirt, I looked back and saw this rather tall building. We had to wait for a gentleman repairing the sidewalk in front of us with a hammer and chisel. Like Peru, a lot of manual labor was used in place of “modern” equipment.
Our first view of the Monserrate Sanctuary, located on top of Monserrate Mountain and accessible via a funicular. The elevation of this sanctuary is 10,341 feet!
Cathy and I (left) and Michael and Paola (right) are standing at the Template al Libertador in Bogota with Mt. Monserrate in the background. The statue in the center is of Simon Bolivar.
We walked uptown to the Museo del Oro (the National Museum of Gold). It was amazing the amount of gold that came from this area. Most of it now resides in Spain, but there were many choice examples on display here.
After the Museum of Gold, we walked over to the home of local artist Fernando Botero. This is the courtyard in the center of the home. Each doorway will take you to a different section of the artist’s home, now an art museum. I have listed a few of the artists represented in the following pictures.
Salvador Dali, ca. 1930
Claude Monet ca. mid 19th century
Armound Goillnumin ca. mid 19th century
Marc Chagall ca. mid 19th century
Pablo Picasso ca. mid 19th century
Henri Matisse ca. mid 19th century
Giovanni Francisco Maineri ca. late 15th century
An early stained glass window within the Botero home. The person on the left is St. Barbara.
And of course, the artist himself. Fernando Botero preferred to depict every subject a little “larger” that usual, including people and animals!
Travelling with the Schinglers 