There are very few flights in or out of La Paz..... the airport has a very short runway, is surrounded by a city of a million people and they have objected to the airport being moved further away! So I took a flight to Bogota and had to stay overnight there....and then took an early flight to San Jose, Costa Rica Rica.
My choice of hotel there was an old Victorian mansion.... the Grano de Oro. This is a charming place to stay and was an easy walk to the Gold and Jade museums and the central historic area.
The gold museum was amazing.......
It also had a lot of interesting pottery.......
Then on to the Jade museum......
Again a lot of pottery, some with jade inserts........
The downtown area did have a few other notable buildings......
the National Theatre..........
...with a beautiful interior........
........the Old Post Office building....
I also visited the Museo de Arte Costarican......... which had been the original and only airport terminal in Costa Rica in the 30s........
...some interesting art...... indoors...
...and also outside.......
The building still retained it's original VIP lounge!
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