Sunday, February 17, 2013

Tamarindo Diria Stone Statue

This is one of the stone statues on the grounds of the Tamarindo Diria Resort, where we have one of our two condos.  The Diria uses this figure as its logo.  It looks like some of the pre-Columbian figures in the museum in San Jose, so I presume that this design has its roots in the early native American culture of the area.

Sadly, Costa Rica does not have a lot of Native American architecture or other relics of pre-Columbian culture.  The indigenous population was nearly wiped out after Spanish colonization, victimized by European diseases and enslavement.

Today is Sunday, so we have new photos posted on our  Viva la Voyage travel photo site.  This week we are showing some more photos of Africa.

6 comments:

Judy said...

The lighting is perfect for this photo.

Sharon said...

I love the glow on this statue.

Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.com said...

This is a great photo. great place the Diria!

glenda said...

This really turned out nicely. The colors and lighting are perfect.

Kate said...

These figures are important.

Hilda said...

Oh my, that is sad. I like the statue, though.

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