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Maestra Pilar Leyva, a New York raised child prodigy, studied with the legendary Claudio Arrau. Maestro Leonardo is a Moscow Conservatory trained accompanist and coach and long time associate of  Pilar Leyva and Jorge Zorro.

American conductor and educator, Stanley DeRusha (professor at Butler University), with his long time friend and colleague, Jorge Zorro, Dean of the Music Faculty at Corpas (Bogota, 2005)

Dr. Juan David Piñeros and Dr. Luis Gabriel Piñeros, members of the family that founded the Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas and related enterprises. This wonderful Restaurante Casa San Isidro, atop Monserrate, is 1,000 feet above the city. Accessible by Swiss style suspended cable cars, the night view is breathtaking. At the summit lies the Santuario del Monserrate, a Catholic shrine.

Restaurante Casa Santa Clara at Monserrate
There are two restautants at Monserrate
Restaurante Casa San Isidro is the other one

Night View of Bogotá from Monserrate

View of downtown Bogotá from Monserrate

Ascending Teleférico

Atop Monserrate with Bogotá in the background

We pause along the path to the shrine. Along the sides are bronze statues depicting the "Stations of the Cross".

On Good Friday, hundreds of Colombians make a pilgrimage to the top of Monserrate on their knees.  Colombia is a very religious country with a church as the centerpiece of every public square.

Another "Station of the Cross" on the way to the Shrine

Santuario de Monserrate

The alter, with the image of the suffering Christ behind glass in the back.

In a typical Colombian marriage of religiosity and commerce, this little open air market is not more than a few hundred yards from the shrine.

A last look at this spectacular view ......

The Teleférico awaits to take us back

View of Botgotá during the descent

 
Unforgetable day ..... unforgetable friends

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