Friday, February 13, 2009

Museo Del Mar 2/12/09

The kids getting eatin' by a shark!

Seashell collection at the museum! It was amazing they had sea shells from all over the world of all shapes and sizes.

Skeltons of sharks!

A real fish! Actual size. I forgot what kind, but amazing!

Skelton of a hump back whale!
Yesterday we took the kids to "Museo del Mar" (Museum of the Sea). It was an amaizing place filled with actual skeltons of whales, sharks, sea lions. All kinds of birds from all over the world that live near the sea. The history of seashell and how ancient they are, before the dinosaurs. There was also an area dedicated to the Pirate history of Uruguay. I have attached some of the pics I took. ( I took 35) Click on this link and you can see the website of the Mueseo.
It was started by a young man who collected sea shells when he was a boy. He wanted a place to display them to share with others. He would charge a small fee to cover his costs. Then it has grown into an amazing museum of the sea!




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