Pre-Colombian Gold Display, Bogotá (Photo of the Day)

The Gold Museum (Museo del Oro) in Bogotá, Colombia, has numerous displays of gorgeous pre-Colombian gold. This is just one of them.

This display is in a special vault, where visitors are treated to an experiential journey back to pre-Hispanic Colombia. The lights spin around the room while music, combined with ancient ceremonial prayers, plays.  It helps you imagine the ancient chieftains and the energy they may have felt during their rituals, some of which involved offering gold to the gods.

The museum, which houses the largest pre-Hispanic gold collection in the world (34,000 pieces of gold and 20,000 objects made of stone, ceramic and other materials), is worth a visit. You get to see some incredible gold treasures, including jewelry, breast plates, makes and figurines, as well as pottery, textiles and stone work. What makes it remarkable, aside from its beauty, is the fact that it survived the Spanish Conquest.

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