We started our day at the artesian market next to the public market...
And where the chicken buses start and end their routes. These are old school buses from the United States that are driven down here and transformed inside and out to carry people from place to place. There are now 22,000 of them in the country and are one of the cheapest ways to get around.
We walk toward the Central Park and come across a church that is beginning to be restored to some level. I think it is the Iglesias y convento de San Agustin.
The workers said it was OK to go inside and look around. Their are men inside attacking the vegetation with workshops set up inside for the work ahead.
They have safety ropes, but they are even up on top of the highest arches. This guy can be seen as a speck on the farthest arch just above a crack in the arch.
This massive slab fell and is leaning on the outside wall and they have already stabilized it from below with brick work. You can see it in the picture above the back of the SUV
Antigua is anchored on the south by the Pacaya Volcano and the north by the Cerro de la Cruz. We wanted to walk up to the cross to see the city from above.
Two more volcanoes to the west of the city
It is quite a walk through town to get there and then there are over 300 steps up to the cross.
View from the Cerro de la Cruz
After resting and enjoying the view we walked back down and stopped at the Iglesias de la Candelaria
Temple de Santa Rosa de Lima
Then the ruins of Iglesias El Carmen
Lastly, we came across this lovely church around the corner from where we live....but it is not a church, it has been converted to an hospital.
It is the middle of the afternoon already and we've walked and walked through this old, beautiful city. It is time to get our bathing suits and go for a swim before dinner, which of couse means more walking.
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