Friday, April 18, 2014

Gold Butterfly

Butterflies are abundant in Costa Rica, many of them  large and colorful.  The indigenous cultures centuries ago evidently admired the butterflies as well, as reflected by this specimens in the Pre-Columbian Gold Museum in San Jose.

This week we have photos from the Galapagos posted on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.
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5 comments:

  1. SharonApril 18, 2014 at 6:20 AM

    One has to admire the beauty of a butterfly.

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  2. glendaApril 18, 2014 at 8:20 AM

    I've never seen so many butterflies as I saw in Costa Rica. Didn't see a gold one. This is lovely!

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  3. JudyApril 18, 2014 at 8:32 AM

    This is a very stylized butterfly.

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  4. Bob CroweApril 18, 2014 at 7:55 PM

    For some reason this makes me think of the old heavy metal band Iron Butterfly. The version you are showing is much more pleasant.

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  5. KateApril 23, 2014 at 3:54 AM

    The gold objects you have shown are so opulent!!

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