Parque del Chicó - Mercedes Sierra de Pérez
Colonial hacienda-museum with religious art, silver and French furniture amid century-old gardens.
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This guide to Parque del Chicó in Bogotá centers on Mercedes Sierra de Pérez, who inherited the hacienda from her land-baron father Pepe Sierra in 1921 and filled its rooms with silver, French furniture and religious art gathered on her travels. You'll hear about the mantillas and Manila shawls, the orchestra and the crowd of high society she gathered here every September 24th, on the feast day of the saint she was named for. It's a house kept dressed and lit for one party a year.
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