“Deoxyribonucleic acid, also known by the acronym DNA, is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all living organisms” (1). Thanks to DNA we know that we had offspring with other human species that no longer exist. In this museum known by its acronym, MEH represents an important epicenter of anthropological and archaeological studies of the region. Apart from fostering this science, it helps with the dissemination of findings and interpretations to make the general public understand what our origins were as human beings and the civilizations that have emerged throughout history. With a modern building, this complex opens in 2011. Thanks to the ingenuity of the architect Juan Navarro Baldeweg he has obtained international recognition of his work on several occasions. Primarily the exposed elements are based on findings found in the , a valuable site of anthropology in which there are connections from various eras that help to understand how modern man achieved rapid evolution. Enjoy the themes taken chronologically by the steps taken by the primitive man (2).

Paseo del Espolón (April 3, 1788) is the most central and popular tree-lined and landscaped promenade in Burgos. The word Espolón is related to the fact that it is floodable land on the banks of the Arlanzón river and that it was raised by stirrups and buttresses to protect it from the flooding of the river (3). In 2013, A South Korean state television (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)), chose the most wooded cities of the main countries and in Spain, they were amazed by the Paseo del Espolón (4). The Espolón has managed to maintain its integrity and become the most representative of the city's gardens and the prototype of numerous walks in many Castilian cities (5)

Burgos cathedral built in honour of the Virgin Mary represents the origin of the classic Gothic style in Spain. For being the main exponent of this artistic aspect, regardless of not being part of an architectural helmet, it has the honour of being a world heritage site. His various restructuring has led him to be appreciated by lovers of this art. It is a journey through different artistic periods that starts from the 13th century onwards. It includes some minor restructuring during the 19th century.  You will notice the splendour of its facade, its chapel, the Staircase, the gate of the apostles, among other jewels as authentic magnets of curious about Gothic art. A Cathedral with a lot of history and full of curious facts cannot miss your route in the city of Burgos. It represents one of the main attractions of tourism in Castilla y León (6).

“Burgos is one of the most important cities in the long history of the Camino de Santiago and a mandatory stop for all pilgrims who walk the French Way in its entirety (or at least from Castilla). If you choose to do the French Way from Burgos 19 stages await you ahead (although you can divide some of them to walk shorter steps) and almost 500 kilometres to the final goal, in Santiago de Compostela and along the way, the possibility of knowing points stops as spectacular as Astorga, León, Sahagún, Villafranca del Bierzo, or already in Galicia, O Cebreiro, Sarria, Portomarín or Palas de Rei.”(7)

But why the Camino de Santiago has a shell as a symbol?

The scallop shell (family of bivalve molluscs common in Galicia) is the symbol of the Camino de Santiago. Juan G. Atienza, in his book Legends of the Camino de Santiago, explains that “its use became so widespread among the pilgrim currents that it became the emblem of the Camino. Between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, the Venera appears in the stained-glass windows, chapels, and facades of the most representative churches on the Jacobean route" (8).

Although its origin is not entirely clear, some hypotheses are:

-used by pilgrims to drink water in rivers and streams (9).

-merchant settlement around the Cathedral (9).

-According to the Calixtino codex (Latin Codex Calixtinus; fl. C. 1160-1180), another possibility is the story of the groom who rushed into the sea with his horse (9).

The horse origins it is unknown. Under the name of Equus adamiticus. The Monogamist thinks that the horse origins begin in the plateaus of Central Asia, where a man saw the light for the first time and where he participated to occupy the entire world. The Asian horse was taken in other nearby ones, carried out by the Arabs, who, passing the Isthmus of Suez, arrived in Africa and then through the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain. Continuing with the exposition of the invaders of our Peninsula, we will say that the Carthaginian cavalry was mounted with horses from Numidia and Libya, of the same type, therefore, as the peninsular; the Roman cavalry would use horses from Numidia and Mauritania in Spain, regions it dominated. At the end of all these invasions, the horse would be defined Spanish, which is usually called Andalusian horse, for being in this region of Spain where it is found with more profusion (21). Only praises to its beautiful qualities were awarded to the Equus iberus. name with which in ancient times they knew our horse writers and poets such as Aristotle, Varron, Pliny, Virgil, Columella, and others. For the quick sketch made of the horse breeds that in the Iberian Peninsula existed until the days of El Cid, it follows clearly that the type of horse of which the Campeador mounted, was necessarily the Arab or the Spanish, which according to Sanson was hardly distinguishable from the Arab, the most appropriate in the world for the war of those times. Surely, he had to ride excellent horses; surely, they were all of the purest Arab race. That Babieca (Cid's best-known horse) was Arab and there is no doubt the Campeador was proud of him (10). Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (1043-1099), El Cid Campeador, husband of Mrs. Jimena, contributed to the unification of the kingdom of León and Castilla, fragmented after the death of Fernando I. Murdered Sancho in strange circumstances he was succeeded by his brother Alfonso VI, to which El Cid, a figure of Castile and friend of the late King Sancho, swore in Santa Gadea that nothing had to do with the death of his brother, which earned him the grudge of the King and exiles. The Song of Mio Cid, of which a single copy is preserved, copied around 1307 by Per Abbat, is made up of 3,750 verses (11).

According to the Cantar del Mio Cid, El Cid Campeador gave his sons-in-law two swords as a symbol of acceptance in the family. The Tizona sword and the Colada sword (The sword represented by 3D printing next to the origami horse symbolizes the Tizona sword). Later, his daughters were mistreated by their wives, so El Cid Campeador kicked his sons-in-law out of the family and had them return the Tizona and Colada swords, which he had given them at their weddings. In 1097 his only son, Diego dies in the battle of Consuegra, and on July 10, 1099, El Cid Campeador dies, his remains, along with those of Jimena, rest in the centre of the Cathedral of Burgos. Most likely, El Cid distributed his swords.

After years circulating the Tizona sword through numerous hands, the Community of Castilla y León together with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Burgos in 2007 stayed with the Tizona for the value of one million six hundred thousand euros. It is currently on display in the Burgos Museum. (12)

Bicibur, the Burgos Public Bicycle System, is an initiative of the Burgos City Council to promote sustainable mobility by offering a fast, efficient and non-polluting mode of transport.

Bicibur offers users a fleet of bicycles and a network of 23 automatic loan stations located in various parts of the city and controlled by general system management software (13).

Inspiring by the ten symbols of longevity used commonly in paintings, household effects, and clothes in Korea (14). ORIBURGOS use ORIGAMI just by folding in a paper, this concept could try to symbolize similarities for Asian communities, as well as a connection with Europe. The possibility to connect everything could be if the symbolic origami it is hidden in a symbolic and historical place in Burgos (Spain), the Castle of Burgos.

DEER (Mediator/ Longevity)

They ruminate or cud, flicking their ears incessantly against the flies, with their eyes half-closed but always with their heads surmounted by increasingly impressive growing velvet antlers. It is these amazing regenerating organs that have so grasped the minds

of a large proportion of the world’s population. For, from central Russia eastwards, throughout China and Korea and south into Vietnam and Thailand, and worldwide within the Chinese diaspora in North America and Europe, Southeast Asia and Australasia, the whole of a deer is a valued part of the traditional Chinese pharmacopeia associated with longevity and renewal (15).

“The deer stone statues have their origin during the middle of the Bronze Age in Central Mongolia and then the early Iron Age they were spread throughout Mongolia extending to some countries of Asia and Europe. The first research on the deer stone was conducted over 100 years ago. Thus far, about 1200 deer stones have been discovered” (16).

In China “the deer was loaded with symbolism from the earliest time and across disparate cultures. A remarkable series of objects have been recovered from tombs of the Tang period in China, about 4,000 years ago. Consisting of wooden sculptures surmounted by antlers, these are assumed to have been created as tomb guardians, symbolizing renewal and longevity. Some of the sculptures incorporate cranes, which carried a similar symbolic value, and some have enormous tongues carved on to stylized faces” (17).

Japan has the white-lipped or Thorold’s deer inhabits the steppes of eastern Tibet and western China as well as some Chinese deer farms and many zoos across the world. It is well adapted to cold and is about the same size as red deer with which it will hybridize. Sika – the name is taken from the Japanese word for deer (17).

“Jurōjin walks with a staff and a fan. He is depicted as an old man of slight stature, and by tradition, less than 3 shaku (approximately 90 centimeters (35 in)). He is depicted with a long white beard and often a very tall, bald head. He has a scroll tied to his staff, on which is written the lifespan of all living things. The scroll is sometimes identified as a Buddhist sutra. The deer, a symbol of longevity, usually (but not always) accompanies him as a messenger, as do other long-lived animals such as the crane and the tortoise” (18).

In Korea, the deer means friendship and longevity. People considered the deer as a holy animal due to its beautiful appearance and mild temper. They always travel in herds and whenever they move to a different location, they raise their heads to search for a straggler that does not follow. When an image of a deer was painted with pine trees, maples, rocks, or herbs, it usually meant longevity (19).