Museo Taminango

Here are some photos of a museum we visited. Museo Taminango de Artes y Tradiciones Populares de Narino. This is the first house built in Pasto and was turned into a museum. The house was constructed with wood and covered with mud and straw, and owned by a Spanish General. The printing press inside was one of the first printing presses in Colombia, which made it very important. Paul should have written this post since he was able to listen to Patrice translate what the guide was telling us while I had to keep an eye on Sofia. She likes to run...

courtyard

flour mill

stairs to mill

river through garden and mill




wood instrument

vertebrae inset in stone near doorway

(used for cleaning off shoes)