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Whimsical, Wacky Public Art of Manizales,
Colombia17 March 2011 One Comment
We love Public Art!!!Culture, expressed through public art, gives us a taste of the collective personality of a city. And the City of Manizales,
Colombia has much to offer in the personality department.
ManizalesMiro and I have spent almost three weeks here in Manizales, and want to share with you some of our impressions of this beautiful mountain side city. Manizales is the capital of Caldas district, better known as “My Manizales of my Heart”, located in Mid-western
Colombia, on the Andean cordillera. Manizales is tucked into the heart of ‘coffee country’ and drinking coffee here, is equal to breathing air. It’s just second nature.
Manizales is located close to major cities, just one hour from Pereira, two hours from
Armenia and five hours south of
Medellin.
In my opinon, the social and physical atmosphere in Manizales very much resembles a small
San Francisco with it’s hillside communities and steep streets spanning a variety of barrios. Manizales is a university rich town, the home to 8 higher education institutions, lowering the city’s median age to around 20.
Perhaps the high altitude, the population of young excited students and lots of caffeine is why the this city’s public art is whimsical, wacky and playful!
One beautiful day last week, Miro and I attempted to capture images of all of the wonderful public art that can be found throughout the city. We loved the challenge and discovered some unexpected surprises..
like a bull waking down the side of a building!!
Take a look and let us know what you think:
This worker is squatting in the middle of town.
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