By David Valenzuela. HASH(0x96bd59c) Colombian expert Luz Miriam Toro's work to ensure that the value ofpre-Columbian art from the Tumaco-Tolita culture is recognizedthroughout the world has earned her recognition from the WomenTogether (WT) organization that presented one of its annual awardsto her on Tuesday. "I'm happy, very grateful for this marvelous recognition, becausenobody is a prophet in their own land," Toro told Efe before theceremony held by WT, a Spanish organization but one with a worldvocation and one that has been working for years with projects allover the globe, including Colombia. The organization selected Toro to receive an award this yearbecause of the work that this lover of archaeology and art, inaddition to being an avid private collector, has done to spread thepre-Columbian art of the Tumaco-Tolita culture, which thrived morethan 1,000 years ago in current Colombia and Ecuador. LED Tube Lights T8
"My mission is to spread pre-Columbian art as widely as possible.On many occasions, people only remain on the borders. They onlythink about Mexico and they forget that further down from Mexicothere were other cultures," Toro said, noting that one should notthink that pre-Columbian art includes just that emanating fromMexico or Peru. "One must think that pre-Columbian art comes from Alaska toArgentina. My idea is for the Tumaco-Tolita culture to berecognized and for, when someone hears those names, them torecognize them just like when the Aztecs are spoken of. China Commercial Flood Lights
It has tobe placed on the universal map of archaeology," the 64-year-oldexpert told Efe. Emphasizing the value of the pre-Columbian art of Colombia hasalways been the aim of this woman, born into a family of farmersand livestock raisers, who devoted her efforts to working with theindigenous peoples of her country until her husband introduced herto archaeology, which would become the area to which she devotedher own life. "I've used all my resources in protecting my culture," Toro said,explaining that the Tumaco-Tolita culture flourished between 500B.C. and 500 A.D. China LED Fluorescent Tubes
in the area around the port of Tumaco in Colombiaand the island of La Tolita, in Ecuador. At present, she is involved in finalizing her dream of bringing hercollection of pre-Columbian art to the halls of New York'sMetropolitan Museum of Art, something she hopes will occur "soon"after museum personnel showed interest in displaying the pieces.EFE.
"My mission is to spread pre-Columbian art as widely as possible.On many occasions, people only remain on the borders. They onlythink about Mexico and they forget that further down from Mexicothere were other cultures," Toro said, noting that one should notthink that pre-Columbian art includes just that emanating fromMexico or Peru. "One must think that pre-Columbian art comes from Alaska toArgentina. My idea is for the Tumaco-Tolita culture to berecognized and for, when someone hears those names, them torecognize them just like when the Aztecs are spoken of. China Commercial Flood Lights
It has tobe placed on the universal map of archaeology," the 64-year-oldexpert told Efe. Emphasizing the value of the pre-Columbian art of Colombia hasalways been the aim of this woman, born into a family of farmersand livestock raisers, who devoted her efforts to working with theindigenous peoples of her country until her husband introduced herto archaeology, which would become the area to which she devotedher own life. "I've used all my resources in protecting my culture," Toro said,explaining that the Tumaco-Tolita culture flourished between 500B.C. and 500 A.D. China LED Fluorescent Tubes
in the area around the port of Tumaco in Colombiaand the island of La Tolita, in Ecuador. At present, she is involved in finalizing her dream of bringing hercollection of pre-Columbian art to the halls of New York'sMetropolitan Museum of Art, something she hopes will occur "soon"after museum personnel showed interest in displaying the pieces.EFE.