Las casas que hablan

the long version

"Not an art historical study, but a literary narrative of the history of Colombia since the Spanish colonial period and throughout the 19th century as told by the streets and buildings of the Barrio de la Candelaria in Bogota. Major emphasis on the social milieu and the lives of the principal historical figures who shaped the country. Handsome colored drawings serve as visual vignettes of settings and scenes described in the text"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.