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.

La Casa de Manuelita Sáenz

"La Libertadora del Libertador"

The former house of Manuelita Sáenz is now the Museum of Regional Clothing. It is an exhibition of typical, historical and modern clothing from all over Colombia. Part of the exhibit is dedicated to the different types of weaving to be found in South America and includes tools and samples.

Manuelita Sáenz was one of the most influential women of post-colonial South America. She was an extremely beautiful and intelligent woman. She was an Ecuadorian who originally supported the war of independence from home. Later, she became Simón Bolivar's mistress and followed him to Bogotá when the government was set here. After she saved his life (multiple times) from the plots hatched against him, he called her "La Libertadora del Libertador."