Tag Archives: museums
Santa Catalina Monastery in Arequipa, Peru
Posted on 26. Jan, 2012 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Pictures of the historic Santa Catalina monastery in downtown Arequipa, Peru.
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Colombian Painter Fernando Botero
Posted on 01. Jul, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Over 100 photos of Fernando Botero’s best paintings and sculptures from the Medellin and Bogota museums.
Fernando Botero is Colombia’s most famous painter. He’s from Medellin and paints people fat to give them “sensuality.” Botero is still alive and painting. He was horrified at the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal. You can see his depictions with a Google Image search of ‘Botero Abu Ghraib’. Lately he’s been doing a lot of Jesus.
Below’s a comprehensive collection of his best works from both the Bogota and Medellin museums … Read more
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Photo Exhibit in Bogota
Posted on 14. Dec, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Compelling photos from Colombia’s National Museum of Photography exhibit in Plaza Lourdes last month.
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La Candelaria in Pictures
Posted on 11. Jul, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Profile and pictures of Bogota, Colombia’s famed neighborhood, La Candelaria. Crazy murals included.
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Save Barranco!
Posted on 02. May, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Description of Barranco, the coolest neighborhood in Lima, Peru. Features SALVEMOS BARRANCO!, Kaminu Hostel, Galería Lucía de la Puente, Pedro de Osma Museum, and Help Retro Bar.
For our time in Lima my brother and I stayed in Barranco, just south of Miraflores along the coast. I fell in love with the neighborhood. Beautiful and clean with an artsy character not found in Miraflores. We were offered weed early and often. Barranco has Lima’s best murals (though put to shame by Bogota). See Barranco murals … Read more
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Lima City Rocks
Posted on 02. May, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Stories from my time in Lima, Peru. Sections include La Molina, Magdalena, Larco Museum, Miraflores: #1 Gringo Destination, Chorrillos: The Beach, Callao: Gangsta!, Water Park, Lima Nightlife, and Pics.
I had a negative impression of Lima. Arequipa is quirky in that Arequipeños consider themselves a different country. They won’t say they’re Peruvians, they’re arequipeños. It’s like Texas and Texans but worse. Arequipa has its own flag and passports. The founding day of Arequipa is a bigger party than Peruvian Independence Day … Read more
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Wild Weekend in Bogotá
Posted on 27. Jun, 2008 by Colin.
SUMMARY: I meet Dennis for a weekend in Bogotá. The weekend is wild. Sections include The City, The Play by Play, The Women, The Aftermath, and Pictures. Long story.
TEASER: So this should bring us to where I left for the brothel. This was my last night and there was only one kind of place open. The taxi took me to the curb and pointed out the door. A mustached man dressed in a suit came to the cab and opened the door for me, gesturing me in politely and confidently. This mustached man came to be my primary caretaker in my time here. Resembling a Latino version of Borat, he ushered me into the place, sat me down at a booth, and brought me a Heineken. … Read more
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