In January 2010, a group of Wagner College art students visited Colombia to visit key sites in the stories and life of Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Previously, they had studied the art from these institutional collections only in the classroom. To see the video that accompanies this PowerPoint presentation, go to http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=830BB5EA67688880

1. Love and Death in Gabriel Garcia Marquez “ Cartagena de Indias is a city so beautiful that it seems to be a lie.” -Gabriel García Márquez

6. The house of Florentino Ariza The Arcades Exploring Love in the Time of Cholera in Cartagena

7. Love in the Time of Cholera Inspired in Aracataca

9. Fried Plantains with “suero” (which is a cross between yogurt and sour cream) A delicious dish from the Caribbean Coast of Colombia It is typically served for breakfast. It can also be a side to both fried fish dishes and meat dishes A traditional dish that originated in the north coast. It is made basically with any kind of meat along with corn, potato, yuca, plaintain, and local spices That are cooked together to form a soup. Very popular dish in Colombia! Arepa de Huevo originated from the Caribbean coast but is popular in most major cities. This arepa is deep-fried with a single raw egg inside that is cooked by the frying process. They are usually eaten for breakfast or as an afternoon snack. This delicious soup is from the Caribbean coast and is made with yams, coastal cheese , garlic, onion, lemon juice. It is considered a national dish of the Costa and recognized throughout Colombia. It is one of the traditional tropical fruits from Colombia and in English it is known as "cape gooseberry",

10. This Shrimp Ceviche dish is very popular on the coast of Colombia. It is a common side dish of the Caribbean coast of Colombia. White rice is cooked in coconut milk with water, salt and sugar. It is simply delicious! Due to the unique climate there are more than 70 types of fruit produced in Colombia! There are tons of exotic fruits as well such as grenadine, tree tomato, papaya, pineapple, pink guava, passion fruit , tamarillo, mango,and much more. The fruit in Colombia is delicious with such great flavors! Also known as the Yellow Passion Fruit. They are rich flavored and juicy. It is a refreshing juice with a sweet and sour mix ! The Richest Coffee in the World!

11. EL HOTEL SANTA CLARA When I walked into the hotel Santa Clara, I cried. I was so overwhelmed with emotion, with connection, with final understanding, that the only way my body could digest those feelings was to cry. I was completely mesmerized by her presence, by her. I could feel the presence of Sierva Maria. I pictured in my head the book, “of love and other demons” coming to life. I pictured the priests and nuns from the book, their bodies quickly sweeping through the antique looking halls. The story finally made sense. Very often when a person reads, that person pictures the setting of the story, and the buildings and characters described in a very particular way, the mind creates images for us. But I think what was so incredible about Santa Clara, was that the grandiosity of the hotel, gave everyone’s mental images a chance to come to life, to become real. What really amazed me was how intact the hotel was. Although work had obviously been done to restore it from its original appearance, the work done never destroyed its originality. Even after being improved, the hotel held its original feeling and purpose. But the people of Colombia were partly responsible for that. I feel like in America sometimes people are obsessed with modernity, with having what is new and pretty. The people of Colombia are different though, there is very little modern architecture in the Colombia that I visited. People appreciate more greatly the beauty in originality. Hotel Santa Clara made the story real for me.

12. THROUGHOUT OUR TRIP WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE MANY DIFFERENT PLACES IN CARTAGENA WITH THE HELP OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT EXPERTS. Los expertos en nuestro viaje Moisés Alvarez (Historian) Eduardo Márceles Daconte: Art expert, writer, personal Friend of García Márquez Rafael Darío: Expert in Garcia Márquez Jaime García Márquez: García Márquez’s brother