Saturday, February 27, 2010

Jardin Botanico- José Celestino Mutis

The Botanic Garden is part showcases of flora in Colombia, part conservation effort, part teaching gardens plus a beautiful Butterfly Garden. It is named after astronomer and botanist José Celestino Mutis who also contributed Colombia's first observatory and was fundamental to increasing knowledge in the country.

My favorite parts were the palm grove and the rose garden that had roses that looked so perfect they could only be works of art.



Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Short Video: Bogotá

Back in the snow, I have over 2, 000 pictures more to publish and tell stories about. In the meantime, I made this short video:






The song is "Volverte a Ver" by Juanes. It's a song about missing someone you love and I think it applies to Bogotá.

Bogotá is unlike anything you'd ever expect. It's a city of 8 million people and it's always alive. These are just some of the beautiful things you can see there.