Even though you've probably never heard the name, you've seen the art of Torres-Garcia. He was a native Uruguayo who was influential in the modern art movement. This mural is opposite a museum devoted to him. It shows the style (but not the colors - he only used red, yellow, blue, black and white) of his work. Some hangs in MoMA.
The Colorado Party is one of the oldest political parties in Uruguay. We stopped by as part of the assassination tour. Isn't their building beautiful?
Ended up doing something I haven't done in a while with this piece - I extended the edging down. Then I added more red.
Uruguay is one of the top producers of amethyst. You can find some beautiful stones here. We bought these two necklaces two weeks ago, and I'm not giving either away. They're mine!
If you look closely at this picture, you'll see it's rather ironic. The rest are of architecture around Ciudad Vieja and the last of the firehouse pictures.
At last, page one is done. Only eight more to go.
Uruguayan firefighting uniforms past and present for various situations from HAZMAT to forest fires. And, below, the firetrucks to take them where needed.
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