The Red Lady

In the mountainous fields around San Juan de Limay, marmolina or soapstone abounds. It is so prevalent that artists create huge stone sculptures randomly in the fields! As Jan and I drove into San Juan de Limay, we spied several "red ladies" keeping an eye on the traffic. The variety of colors of the marmolina ranges from dark red to clear almost translucent white, to marbled with red, pale green or blue veins, some with pale golden flecks.