Getting cultured (4/5/2014)

This morning was devoted to getting cultured, as Sunday is free museum day. We hit up the Museo de Bellas Artes, which had all different types of art, ranging from the 1800s to modern art. We really liked the Larco exhibit which was brutal and beautiful at the same time. His use of the color red was incredibly striking. We particularly enjoyed the faces of these young girls; weirdly innocent in these freaky scenes with blood of domestic animals etc. We enjoyed the Larco exhibit more than the others, although some of the more contemporary art was quite interesting.

The Museo de Arte Precolumbiano was also cool. Aymara metalworking is gorgeous and so detailed. Marisky particularly enjoyed the kipu, as this was one of five left in the world. The Spaniards destroyed most of them as they systematically conquered the Incas. Thoroughly enjoyable.

We took the funicular up to watch the sun set next to the Virgin Mary statue on Cerro Santa Lucia. This is the same location of Pope JP II's infamous mass in Santiago. The sky turned beautiful shades of pink and blue as the rays peeked over the tops of the cordillera. We followed up this ideallic evening with dinner at Galindo in the Bellavista neighborhood with friends from our hostel. I had this bean and corn stew with pumpkin and beef. Nomnomnom!

Here's to Valpo tomorrow!

EmBoss