A Wiphala Appears Along 26th Street

This indigenous-style flower artwork appeared in front of Renacimiento Park today, along 26th St., beside the Botero sculpture of a fat man on a fat horse.

The piece includes the words 'Let's Creat Dignity', 'Don't Forget' and 'Let's Remember', as well as 'Wiphala', which refers to a multicolored flag now used to represent the indigenous peoples of the Andes Mountains. A similar flag may have been used by the Inca Empire, but that's controversial. In the flower artwork's center is the outline of Colombia.

Does this flower artwork qualify as a Wiphala?

An indigenous Wiphala flag.

By Mike Ceaser, of Bogotá Bike Tours

Glass Blowing on La Jimenez

This afternoon, while students protested nearby, Darwin was blowing glass creations along Jimenez Ave, near the Museo de Oro TransMilenio Station. He said the police harass them a lot for using public space, and after only a little while, he left.

A swan takes shape. 

They sell the pieces for 3,000 pesos each, or two for 5,000 pesos. 

By Mike Ceaser, of Bogotá Bike Tours