Inside...our gardens and room
We walked to a textile museum first ....regional huipiles
We went to the ruins of the Catedral de Santiago...built, beginning in 1545 and mostly destroyed in the earthquake of 1773. Many of the arches remain while the massive domes collapsed
A small sliver of the original entrance hall has been rebuilt and houses the parish of San Jose where a mass was just starting with a beautiful song, sung by this family
We meandered through the Central Park
And then on to the arch of Santa Catalina built in the 1690's
To the baroque church, Iglesias de la Merced, built 3 centuries ago to withstand earthquakes and it has
I lit a candle for Lola (the one in the center)
We spent the rest of the afternoon in Casablanca Santo Domingo which was a convent and sanctuary for the people of that order. Now amongst the ruins it houses museums, a church, candle and chocolate factories, and a 5 star hotel. It is a massive place and we needed a map to get through it.
And then homeward bound through the streets and street markets
Dinner and we almost made it home before dark which is hard to do as it gets dark early
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