Spanish 2 - (U6 L4) Ayer hice...: Verbos Irregulares del Preterito (Shopping in Bogota + Its Museums)
Other pieces
Jewelry, decorative sculptures, figurines, storage vessels all made of gold
Inside el Mueso Nacional de Colombia
collection: > 20,000 work of art, archeology, and history - artifacts of various people who lived in what now present-day Colombia - dates back to 10,000 BCE to the 20th Century - history of Colombia all in one place - artwork of Colombian masters: Fernando, Alejandro Obregon, Guillermo Weidman
Additional
dishes from coconut shells, woven baskets of hemp from maguey cactus, many types of traditional pottery
Colombian National Museum
el Museo Nacional de Colombia - oldest museum in Colombia, founded: 1823 - right downtown/el centro of Bogota - interesting building: originally a prison, Panoptico - old stones + brick walls with arches and domes
Gold Museum
el Museo del Oro - dedicated to gold works - biggest collection of pre-Hispanic gold works in the world - approx 50,000 pieces , about 34,000 gold pieces - other pieces: bone, stone, ceramics, textiles - gold pieces from the many different cultures that inhabited Colombia before the arrival of the Spanish - the Calima, the Quimbay, the Musica, the Zenu + other
Street + Flea Markets
find a good bargain on artisanal, handcrafted products - markets: leisurely stroll: time to wander from stall to stall amidst activity - products: from clay, bamboo, leather, and el totumo: a type of gourd - range from hand-knitted to silver + gold jewelry + accessories made from coconuts
Souvenirs + Gifts
get products all across region - bracelets mad from tagua (a type of vegetable ivory) - nut comes from plant: la tagua (hard + smooth + ivory color) - very similar in looks in feel to ivory Sombreros Vueltious woven hats - made of black + white fibers of the plant tree, la Cana fleecha - braided + woven from traditional technique of Zenu Indians (> 1,000 yrs ago)
Musica Raft
most famous piece of Museo del Oro - impressive pre-Colombian figure (made of gold) - depicts a raft made of logs upon a chief upon a headdress with his soldiers carrying banners - represents the ceremony of the legend, El Dorado
El Dorado
next heir to chief would cover himself in gold - gold + emerald offerings to the gods + jump into lake - piece found by 3 farmers in a cave (1969) - inside of ceramic pot - most important piece of museum
Shopping in Bogota
offers variety of shopping centers - accessible "a pie" or on foot - similar to other areas: different areas are known for different items - Exp: Southern Restrepo Area - known for shoes El centro - known for appliances 12 de Octubre - known for furniture Bogota offers things for everyone
