Thursday, June 2, 2011

Pueblos del Café - Salamina, Colombia

The town of Salamina, founded in 1826, sits on a Colombian mountain top. Lining its steep streets are some of the most beautiful examples of the Spanish architecture that the Antioquian colonizers devised for their new land.

Salamina is now preserved as a National Monument, filled with trees and outstanding works of bronze and iron. This coffee town is adorned with Moorish-influenced balconies, decorated with delicate wood filigree and Romanesque columns.

The Colombian Architect and painter Fernando Turk Rubiano has painted a beautiful watercolor of this town. You can see his entire art collection at www.colarte.arts.co.

Yours most truly,

Mariano Ospina

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