We started out by going to mass. Missed the first two readings but caught the gospel which all was in Spanish. It was pretty neat to be at a non English mass. And the church was beautiful. All churches here are gorgeous and there is literally a church on just about every street corner. After mass we went and looked at a couple of other churches around the one we went to in the center of town. Navigating here is pretty easy as all streets follow some sort of naming system that is sequential and the town is much like a grid.
Following the grid, we made our way to the market where everything from birds to fresh fruit were on sale by local peoples. It was very cool to see what they had to offer and what we don't really have in the states.
And along the lines of new culture, we made our way to the local museum to see local artifacts. But seeing the artifacts was just a small taste of what was to come. About a 20 minute walk from the center of town yielded a beautiful church built on top of an old pyramid. It was very neat to see what had been excavated of the old pyramid and to hear a little of the history surrounding the site. Climbing to the top was not much of a challenge. The top did yield a 360 degree view of the city and local volcano which towered into the clouds. This was really the highlight of the day. Closing out the day was a little bit of local shopping and dinner. A little bit of rain but tomorrow the real work begins! We have no clue what we'll be getting into, but I'll be sure to report more tomorrow!
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